Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita)

Other Names (World)
Bornean Crested Fireback, Crested Fireback, Vieillot's Fireback, Malaysian Fireback (rufa)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
56 - 73.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shaw, 1797)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) [XC290468]
by Peter Boesman from , Malaysia (call)

Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) [XC68584]
by David Edwards 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).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) - 10 files

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