Bornean crestless fireback

Bornean crestless fireback
Bornean crestless fireback in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Genus:	Lophura
Species:	L. pyronota
Binomial name
Lophura pyronota (GR Gray, 1841)

Illustration by George Edward Lodge

The Bornean crestless fireback (Lophura pyronota) is a member of the Phasianidae. It was previously known as the crestless fireback when it was lumped together with the species malayan crestless fireback. The two species were separated into two monotypic species based on obvious plumage differences, ^[2] most notably the dark plumage of the male, which shows silvery white streaks. ^[3]

The Bornean crestless fireback is found in northern Borneo.

References

1. BirdLife International (2022). "Lophura pyronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T22727425A212049633. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22727425A212049633.en .
2. "The Checklist v2025". AviList: The Global Avian Checklist. doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025 . Retrieved 2026-01-25.
3. del Hoyo, Josep; McGowan, Philip J. K.; Kirwan, Guy M.; Collar, Nigel; Christie, David (2022). "Malayan Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.crefir5.01. ISSN   2771-3105.