Bornean Crestless Fireback

When to see the Bornean Crestless Fireback

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bornean Crestless Fireback

The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Japan.

About the Bornean Crestless Fireback

The Bornean crestless fireback is a member of the Phasianidae. It was previously known as the crestless fireback when it was lumped together with the species malayan crestless fireback. The two species were separated into two monotypic species based on obvious plumage differences, most notably the dark plumage of the male, which shows silvery white streaks.

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Easily confused with

Malayan Crested FirebackLophura rufaIt is a medium-sized, up to 70 cm long pheasant with a peacock-like dark crest, bluish black plumage, reddish brown rump, black outer tail feathers, red iris and bare blue facial skin. Malayan Crestless FirebackLophura erythrophthalmaThe Malayan crestless fireback or Malay crestless fireback is a member of the family Phasianidae. Salvadori's PheasantLophura inornataThe male and female Salvadori's pheasant are quite unlike each other in appearance, and in fact the male bird is very similar to the female crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma).