Subfamily Phasianinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Scientific name Lophura | |
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Lower classifications Silver pheasant, Swinhoe's pheasant, Kalij pheasant, Crested fireback, Siamese fireback |
The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae. The genus comprises 12 species and several subspecies.
Taxonomy
Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 10 species. Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.
References
Gallopheasant Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA