Gallopheasants | |||
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Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
Phylum: | Chordata | ||
Class: | Aves | ||
Superorder: | Galloanserae | ||
Order: | Galliformes | ||
Family: | Phasianidae | ||
Subfamily: | Phasianinae | ||
Tribe: | Phasianini | ||
Genus: | Lophura Fleming, 1822 | ||
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The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae. The genus comprises 12 species and several subspecies.
Description[]
Taxonomy[]
Species[]
- Lophura bulweri - Bulwer's Pheasant
- Lophura diardi - Siamese Fireback
- Lophura edwardsi - Edward's Pheasant
- Lophura erythropthalma - Crestless Fireback
- Lophura hatinhensis - Vietnamese Pheasant
- Lophura hoogerwerfi - Aceh Pheasant
- Lophura ignita - Crested Fireback
- Lophura inornata - Salvadori's Pheasant
- Lophura leucomelanos - Kalij Pheasant
- Lophura nycthemera - Silver Pheasant
- Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe Pheasant
Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 10 species. Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.
- Lophura × imperialis - Imperial Pheasant
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