Lophura

Gallopheasant

Gallopheasant

Genus of birds

"Lophura" redirects here. For the genus of lizards that was called Lophura, see Hydrosaurus.

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.

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Taxonomy

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    "Lophura Fleming, 1822". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  2. [2]
    Hennache, A; Mahood, SP; Eames, JC; Randi, E (2012). "Lophura hatinhensis is an invalid taxon". Forktail. 28: 129–135.
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    "Lophura [inornata or hoogerwerfi] (Salvadori's or Sumatran Pheasant) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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    Hennache, A; Rasmussen, P; Lucchini, V; Rimondi, S; Randi, E (2003). "Hybrid origin of the imperial pheasant Lophura imperialis (Delacour and Jabouille, 1924) demonstrated by morphology, hybrid experiments, and DNA analyses". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 80 (4): 573–600. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00251.x.


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