Sunday 10 July 2016

Malayan Crested Fireback

Order - Galliformes
Family - Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Malayan Crested Fireback
Lophura rufa
马来亚凤冠火背鹇 (mǎ-lái-yà fèng-guàn huǒ-bèi xián)

    Malay : Pegar Tatera
    Japanese : コシアカキジ [rufa] (koshi-aka kiji [rufa])
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 腰赤雉



Taxonomy update for 2022
Crested Fireback is split into two species, based on substantial differences in plumage (del Hoyo and Collar 2014, Eaton et al. 2016). Note that although apparent hybrids have been reported (Delacour 1949, van Marle and Voous 1988), apparently pure birds occur very near this region (Eaton et al. 2016); it also is possible that these reports of birds with intermediate characters were based on trade skins of captive hybrids, rather than a wild population (F. Rheindt).

As a result the monotypic group Crested Fireback (Malayan)
Lophura ignita rufa becomes Malayan Crested Fireback Lophura rufa;
and the monotypic group Crested Fireback (Bornean)
Lophura ignita ignita becomes Bornean Crested Fireback Lophura ignita. :
- Malayan Crested Firedback (Lonchura rufa)
- Bornean Crested Fireback (Lonchura ignita)

      
Size : Male c. 70 cm (tail 24–29 cm), 1810–2605 g; 
                Female 56–57 cm (tail 17–20 cm), 1350–1600 g

      Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Raffles, 1822, Sumatra)
    – Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Date : 24 September 2017
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 24 September 2017
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 06 August 2017
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 08 July 2016
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 07 July 2016
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 07 July 2016
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 07 July 2016
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

Date : 08 July 2016
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Kuala Tahan), Daerah Jerantut, Pahang

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