Malayan Crestless Fireback
Lophura erythrophthalma(Raffles, TS, 1822)
English (US) Malayan Crestless Fireback
The Malayan Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: lowland forest of Malay Peninsula and SumatraRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophura erythrophthalma
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Malayan Crestless Fireback
- Described by
- (Raffles, TS, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus erythrophthalmus
- Described by
- (Raffles, TS, 1822)
- Type locality
- Sumatra.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.2 p.321
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Blue Eared Pheasant
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Edwards's Pheasant
Lophura edwardsi
Swinhoe's Pheasant
Lophura swinhoii
Bulwer's Pheasant
Lophura bulweri
Kalij Pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Silver Pheasant
Lophura nycthemera
Bornean Crestless Fireback
Lophura pyronota
Siamese Fireback
Lophura diardi
Salvadori's Pheasant
Lophura inornata
Malayan Crested Fireback
Lophura rufa
Bornean Crested Fireback
Lophura ignita
Great Argus
Argusianus argus
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