Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) - HBW 2, p. 536
French: Faisan noble
German: Haubenfasan
Spanish: Faisán Noble
Other common names: Vieillot's Fireback; Malaysian Fireback (rufa)
Taxonomy: Phasianus ignitus Shaw, 1797, Java; error = south Borneo (between Pontianak and Bandjarmasin).
Has alternatively been placed in genus Euplocamus. Race rufa has been considered a distinct species. Race macartneyi very variable, and perhaps an unstable form; might be hybrid of rufa and ignita; sumatrana is synonym of macartneyi. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufa (Raffles, 1822) - Malay Peninsula (S from Isthmus of Kra) and Sumatra (except SE).
- macartneyi (Temminck, 1813) - SE Sumatra, from area of Palembang S to Lampung.
- ignita (Shaw, 1797) - Kalimantan (Borneo) and Bangka I (off SE Sumatra).
- nobilis (P. L. Sclater, 1863) - Sarawak and Sabah (N Borneo).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A male ruffling it's feathers and looking for food at the forest edge. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp ignita)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 4.6 -
A male flapping its wings and calling Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp nobilis)
John Corder 31 July 1998 5 years ago 46 sec 4.6 -
A male drinking and flapping its wings Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp nobilis)
John Corder 31 July 1998 5 years ago 52 sec 4.5 -
A male foraging in the open, note the female at the back at the beginning of the clip. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp ignita)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 4 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
A male walking in dense vegetation near a river Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp nobilis)
John Corder 31 July 1998 5 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A male walking around and a female feeding on the ground Locality Plantaria Bird Park, Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp macartneyi)
John Corder 31 March 2000 5 years ago 44 sec 3.9
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An adult male foraging on a lawn.
Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp rufa)
James Eaton 26 February 2006 25 weeks ago 4.2 -
male bird on a trail
Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp rufa)
rainer seifert 4 November 2012 8 weeks ago 3.7 -
A closeup of a male
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp ignita)
Jonathan Beilby 8 August 2008 4 years ago 2.5 -
A female sat on the ground
Locality Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp nobilis)
Jonathan Beilby 1 July 2008 4 years ago 2 -
A male displaying
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (ssp rufa)
Jonathan Beilby 4 years ago 2 -
A male walking
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (ssp rufa)
Jonathan Beilby 1 July 2007 4 years ago 2
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A male giving calls Locality Switzerland
(ssp rufa)
Michael C 1 January 2006 3 years ago 4.5
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