Malayan crestless fireback

Malayan crestless fireback
At Jurong Bird Park
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Genus:	Lophura
Species:	L. erythrophthalma
Binomial name
Lophura erythrophthalma (Raffles, 1822)

Illustration by George Edward Lodge

The Malayan crestless fireback or Malay crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) is a member of the family Phasianidae. It was previously known as the crestless fireback when it was lumped together with the Bornean crestless fireback. The two species were separated into two monotypic species based on obvious plumage differences, ^[2] most notably the virtually unmarked dark plumage of the male. ^[3]

The Malayan crestless fireback is found in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

References

1. BirdLife International (2022). "Lophura erythrophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T22727411A207611465. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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.