Gallopheasant
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Edwards's Pheasant
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The Gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae, which comprises 12 species and several subspecies.
[edit] Taxonomic note
Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 10 species. Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.