Crestless fireback

Crestless fireback
Lophura erythrophthalma, Raffles, 1822

The crestless fireback lives in evergreen dense tropical forests up to an altitude of 900 m above sea level. Little is known about this pheasant; it is considered to be at risk of extinction. Its natural habitats are being fragmented by fires and large-scale forest felling. The crestless fireback is very rare in breeding. Until 2015, these birds were not to be found in any European zoo.
Distribution: Malaysia, Sumatra, Indonesia, Borneo

male
body length: 47–50 cm
wing length: 24–25 cm
body mass: ca. 1 kg
female
body length: 42–44 cm
wing length: 20–22 cm
body mass: ca. 0,8 kg