Gallopheasant

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Phasianinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Phasianidae Scientific name Lophura Higher classification Phasianidae Order Galliformes

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 bulweri - Bulwer's pheasant

Lophura diardi - Siamese fireback

Lophura edwardsi - Edward's pheasant

Lophura erythropthalma - Malay crestless fireback

Lophura pyronota - Bornean crestless fireback

Lophura hoogerwerfi - Aceh pheasant

Lophura ignita - Bornean crested fireback

Lophura rufa - Malay crested fireback

Lophura inornata - Salvadori's pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos - kalij pheasant

Lophura nycthemera - silver pheasant

Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe's pheasant

Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 10 species. Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.

Lophura × imperialis - imperial pheasant

References

Gallopheasant Wikipedia

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