Salvadori's Pheasant

Lophura inornata (Salvadori, 1879)

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Salvadori's Pheasant, Lophura inornata, is a pheasant of montane Sumatra in the Oriental Region. It was described by Salvadori in 1879 and is endemic to Indonesia. The bird lives in mountain rainforest and is also called the Sumatran pheasant. It is a member of the genus Lophura in the family Phasianidae. Hoogerwerf's pheasant is usually treated as a subspecies. The species name means without ornament.

Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Breeding range
Oriental Region: montane Sumatra
Salvadori's Pheasant
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