Gallopheasant
| Gallopheasants | |
|---|---|
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| Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe Pheasant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Genus: | Lophura Fleming, 1822 |
The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae. The genus comprises 12 species and several subspecies.
Taxonomy
- Lophura bulweri - Bulwer's pheasant
- Lophura diardi - Siamese fireback
- Lophura edwardsi - Edward's pheasant
- Lophura erythropthalma - crestless fireback
- 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