Gallopheasant

The Gallopheasant topic has been an inexhaustible source of debate and interest throughout history. Since its origins, Gallopheasant has captured the collective imagination and has aroused the curiosity of millions of people around the world. Its impact on society and its relevance in different areas such as culture, politics, science or technology make it a topic of universal interest. In this article we will explore the multiple aspects of Gallopheasant, from its origin to its influence in today's world, analyzing its implications and its evolution over time.

"Lophura" redirects here. For the genus of lizards that was called Lophura, see Hydrosaurus.

Gallopheasants
Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe pheasant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Phasianini
Genus: Lophura
Fleming, 1822
Type species
Phasianus ignitus
Shaw, 1797

The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae.[1] The genus comprises 11 species and several subspecies. Several species in this genus are known as firebacks, including crestless and crested firebacks, as well as the Siamese fireback.

Taxonomy

The genus Lophura was introduced in 1822 by the Scottish naturalist John Fleming to accommodate a single species, the Bornean crested fireback (Phasianus ignitus Shaw, 1798) which is therefore considered to be the type species by monotypy.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek λοφος/lophos meaning "crest" with ουρα/oura meaning "tail".[4]

Species

The genus contains the following 11 species:[5]

Image Name Common name Distribution
Lophura edwardsi Edwards's pheasant Vietnam
Lophura swinhoii Swinhoe's pheasant Taiwan
Lophura bulweri Bulwer's pheasant Borneo
Lophura leucomelanos kalij pheasant Pakistan to western Thailand
Lophura nycthemera silver pheasant mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China
Lophura erythrophthalma Malayan crestless fireback Malay peninsula and Sumatra
Lophura pyronota Bornean crestless fireback northern Borneo
Lophura rufa Malayan crested fireback Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Lophura ignita Bornean crested fireback Borneo
Lophura diardi Siamese fireback Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia
Lophura inornata Salvadori's pheasant Sumatra

The Vietnamese pheasant Lophura hatinhensis, formerly considered valid, has now been shown to be a variant of Edward's pheasant caused by inbreeding due to small population size.[6]

The Imperial pheasant (Lophura × imperialis) is now known to be a hybrid between Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) and a subspecies of silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera annamensis).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Lophura Fleming, 1822". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  2. ^ Fleming, John (1822). The philosophy of zoology, or, A general view of the structure, functions, and classification of animals. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: Hurst, Robinson & Co. p. 230.
  3. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1934). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 117.
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. "Lophura". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. ^ Hennache, A; Mahood, SP; Eames, JC; Randi, E (2012). "Lophura hatinhensis is an invalid taxon". Forktail. 28: 129–135.
  7. ^ Hennache, A; Rasmussen, P; Lucchini, V; Rimondi, S; Randi, E (2003). "Hybrid origin of the imperial pheasant Lophura imperialis (Delacour and Jabouille, 1924) demonstrated by morphology, hybrid experiments, and DNA analyses". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 80 (4): 573–600. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00251.x.


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