Malayan Crested Argus
Rheinardia nigrescens(Rothschild, LW, 1902)
English (US) Malayan Crested Argus
The Malayan Crested Argus (Rheinardia nigrescens) 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: mountains of central Malay Peninsula (Taman Negara National Park)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rheinardia nigrescens
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Malayan Crested Argus
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW, 1902)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rheinardius ocellatus nigrescens
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW, 1902)
- Type locality
- Ulu Pahang, Malay Peninsula.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12 p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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