About the Siamese Fireback
The Siamese fireback, also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately 80 cm (31 in) long, pheasant. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, reddish brown iris and long curved blackish tail. The female is a brown bird with blackish wings and tail feathers.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bornean Crested FirebackLophura ignitaThe Bornean crested fireback maintains a similar body plan to most other species in Galliformes (heavy bodied ground-dwellers).
Silver PheasantLophura nycthemeraThis is a relatively large pheasant, with males of the largest subspecies having a total length of 120 to 125 cm (47 to 49 in), including a tail up to 75 cm (30 in), while the males of the smallest subspecies barely reach 70 cm (28 in) in total length, including a tail around 30 cm (12 in).
Bulwer's PheasantLophura bulweriBulwer's pheasant is sexually dimorphic.
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