Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Crested Fireback

Crested Fireback Lophura ignita

Described by: Shaw (1797)
Alternate common name(s): Crested Fireback Pheasant, Malaysian Fireback, Vieillot's Fireback, Vieillot's Crested Fireback, Lesser Bornean Crested Fireback
Old scientific name(s): Euplocamus ignitus

Photographs

Malaysia - Dec, 2009 © Hans&Judy Beste  Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia - Aug, 2003 © Rita Carratello 
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Range

Malyasia and w. Indonesia;
Three populations;
(1) S. Thailand (Khao Nor Chuchi Forest), Malay Peninsula and n. and c. Sumatra.
(2) Se. Sumatra.
(3) S. Borneo including Bangka Is.
(4) N. Borneo s. of Brunei.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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