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Bornean Crestless Fireback
Lophura pyronota (Gray, GR, 1841)
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Bornean Crestless Fireback, Lophura pyronota, is a pheasant in the family Phasianidae and breeds in northern Borneo. It was described by Gray, GR, in 1841. It is one of two species split from the former crestless fireback, after the birds were separated on the basis of clear plumage differences. The male is marked by dark plumage with silvery white streaking, which is its most notable feature.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: n Borneo
