Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat loss and fragmentation through logging and land conversion is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) [XC19252]
by Martjan Lammertink from , Malaysia (alarm call)
Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) [XC730730]
by Kim Chuah Lim from , Malaysia (call)
Subspecies
Has alternatively been placed in genus Euplocamus. Subspecies rufa has been considered a distinct species. Subspecies macartneyi very variable, and perhaps an unstable form and might be hybrid of rufa and ignita. Subspecies sumatrana is synonym of macartneyi.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
rufa (Raffles, 1822) - Malay Peninsula (southern from Isthmus of Kra) and Sumatra (except south-east). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Malay Crested Fireback (Lophura rufa).
macartneyi (Temminck, 1813) - South-eastern Sumatra, from area of Palembang south to Lampung.
ignita (Shaw, 1797) - Kalimantan (Borneo) and Bangka I (off south-eastern Sumatra).
nobilis (Sclater, PL, 1863) - Sarawak and Sabah (northern Borneo).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet