Bornean Crested Fireback
Lophura ignita(Shaw, G, 1798)
English (US) Bornean Crested Fireback
The Bornean Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) 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.
- Scientific name
- Lophura ignita
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Bornean Crested Fireback
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1798)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lophura ignita nobilis
- Lophura ignita ignita
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus ignitus
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1798)
- Type locality
- Java, error = Borneo.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 9, no.6 pl.321,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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