Bornean crestless fireback

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Bornean crestless fireback
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Illustration by George Edward Lodge
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Lophura
Species:
L. pyronota
Binomial name
Lophura pyronota
(GR Gray, 1841)

The Bornean crestless fireback (Lophura pyronota) is a member of the Phasianidae. It was previously known as the crestless fireback when the two species were lumped together. The Bornean crestless fireback is found in northern Borneo.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Lophura pyronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T22727425A212049633. Retrieved 19 November 2021.