Siamese fireback  (Lophura diardi)

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Glossary

  • Omnivore: an organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
  • Vermiculations: wormlike; often used to describe fine, wavy lines of colour on bird feathers.
  • Wattle: bare fleshy skin that hangs from the bill, throat or eye of birds.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World.Country Life Ltd., London.
  3. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World’s Galliformes (August, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/diardi.html
  4. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1994) Handbook of the Birds of the World - New World Vultures To Guineafowl. Vol. 2.Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  5. BirdLife International (August, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=260&m=0
  6. Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam (ZMA) (August, 2006)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/detail.php?id=129&sort=taxon&type=family
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