Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) - HBW 2, p. 536
French: Faisan à queue rousse
German: Gabelschwanzfasan
Spanish: Faisán Colicanelo
Other common names: Rufous-tailed Fireback
Taxonomy: Phasianus erythrophthalmus Raffles, 1822, Bengkulu, western Sumatra.
Has alternatively been placed in genus Acomus or genus Houppifer. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythrophthalma (Raffles, 1822) - Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
- pyronota (G. R. Gray, 1841) - N Borneo.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A male walking on the forest floor Locality Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp erythrophthalma)
John Corder 1990 5 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A male foraging on the ground Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp pyronota)
John Corder 1990 5 years ago 17 sec 4.1 -
Two males and then a female Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp erythrophthalma)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 4 -
A close-up of a male Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (ssp erythrophthalma)
John Corder 1990 5 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A pair walking around its cage Locality Plantaria Bird Park, Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp pyronota)
John Corder 31 March 2000 5 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A pair feeding on the ground, the male calling once Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp pyronota)
John Corder 1990 5 years ago 49 sec 3.7
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A closeup of a male
Locality Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp erythrophthalma)
Jonathan Beilby 1 July 2007 4 years ago 3.5 -
Pair at Fasanerie Erfurt.
Locality Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany (ssp pyronota)
Torsten Lehmann 10 September 2007 16 weeks ago 3.2 -
A male on the ground.
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp erythrophthalma)
Josep del Hoyo 29 December 1987 20 weeks ago 3.2 -
Adult male on the ground.
Locality Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp erythrophthalma)
Tomasz Doroń 29 May 2011 1 year ago 2.4
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