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Siamese Fireback

A species of Gallopheasants
Scientific name : Lophura diardi Genus : Gallopheasants

Siamese Fireback, A species of Gallopheasants
Botanical name: Lophura diardi
Genus: Gallopheasants
Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi) Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

Description

The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately 80 cm 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 wing and tail feathers. The Siamese fireback is distributed to the lowland and evergreen forests of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. This species is also designated as the national bird of Thailand. The female usually lays between four and eight rosy eggs. The scientific name commemorates the French naturalist Pierre-Médard Diard.
Size
80 cm
Feeding Habits
Siamese Fireback is omnivorous, consuming fruits, berries, insects, worms, and small land crabs. They forage by scratching in leaf-litter and often feed near cattle or on roadsides during the early morning and late afternoon. Siamese Fireback may forage in groups of various compositions.
Habitat
Siamese Fireback is primarily found in various types of lowland forests across broader Southeast Asia. Its habitat includes primary and secondary evergreen forests, bamboo-dominated areas, mixed deciduous environments, and dry dipterocarp forests. Siamese Fireback is adaptable and can sometimes be found in highly degraded forests. The species tends to favor level ground forests in areas where it coexists with related species, which prefer sloped terrain.
Dite type
Omnivorous

General Info

Species Status

Due to habitat loss and over-hunting in some areas, the Siamese fireback was evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, however, it is now Least Concern.
Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi) Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi) Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
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