The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae.[1] The genus comprises 11 species and several subspecies. Several species in this genus are known as firebacks, including crestless and crested firebacks, as well as the Siamese fireback.
| Gallopheasants | |
|---|---|
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| Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe pheasant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Phasianini |
| Genus: | Lophura Fleming, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Phasianus ignitus Shaw, 1797 | |
Taxonomy
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lophura edwardsi | Edwards's pheasant | Vietnam |
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Lophura swinhoii | Swinhoe's pheasant | Taiwan |
 | Lophura bulweri | Bulwer's pheasant | Borneo |
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Lophura leucomelanos | kalij pheasant | Pakistan to western Thailand |
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Lophura nycthemera | silver pheasant | mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China |
.jpg) | Lophura erythrophthalma | Malayan crestless fireback | Malay peninsula and Sumatra |
_TMnr_10006557.jpg) | Lophura pyronota | Bornean crestless fireback | northern Borneo |
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Lophura rufa | Malayan crested fireback | Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra |
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Lophura ignita | Bornean crested fireback | Borneo |
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Lophura diardi | Siamese fireback | Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia |
 | Lophura inornata | Salvadori's pheasant | Sumatra |
Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 11 species.[2][3] Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.
- Lophura × imperialis - imperial pheasant[4]
References
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