Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Salvadori's Pheasant (Lophura inornata) - HBW 2, p. 535
French: Faisan de Salvadori
German: Salvadorifasan
Spanish: Faisán Sencillo
Other common names: Hoogerwerf's/Sumatran Pheasant (hoogerwerfi)
Taxonomy: Acomus inornatus Salvadori, 1879, Mount Singgalang, Padang, West Sumatra.
Has alternatively been placed either in genus Chalcocomus or in genus Houppifer. Race hoogerwerfi sometimes considered a distinct species, but very poorly known, and male remains undescribed; might not even merit subspecific status. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hoogerwerfi (Chasen, 1939) - Aceh, N Sumatra.
- inornata (Salvadori, 1879) - mountains of S Sumatra, S to Mt Dempu.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A male shaking its plumage Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium
John Corder 31 March 2005 4 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A breeding pair. Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium
John Corder 23 September 2008 3 years ago 25 sec 3 -
A female feeding. Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium
John Corder 23 September 2008 3 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A male walking in the forest, behind the vegetation. Locality Mount Kerinci, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra (Indonesia) (ssp inornata)
Mike Edgecombe 1 July 2007 3 years ago 44 sec 3
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A closeup of a female
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp inorata)
Jonathan Beilby 25 October 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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