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The Siamese fireback (''Lophura diardi''), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately long,
pheasant Pheasants ( ) are birds of several genera within the family (biology), family Phasianidae in the order (biology), order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera na ...
. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, reddish brown
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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
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Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
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. This species is also designated as the
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of Thailand. The female usually lays between four and eight rosy eggs.


Naming

The scientific name commemorates the French naturalist
Pierre-Médard Diard Pierre-Médard Diard (19 March 1794 – 16 February 1863) was a French naturalist and explorer. Diard studied zoology and anatomy under Georges Cuvier and assisted him in researches on the development of the foetus and on the eggs of quadrupeds. ...
. This species of pheasant has a common name in Thai ''Kai Fah Phaya Lo'' ( th, ไก่ฟ้าพญาลอ; Lord Lo's pheasant), according to Thai folk literature, '' Lilit Phra Lo'' where Phra Lo, the protagonist, is charmed by following the pheasant until he meets Phra Phuean and Phra Phaeng, the two sisters and later his lovers.


Status

Due to habitat loss and over-hunting in some areas, the Siamese fireback was evaluated as Near Threatened on the
IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
, however, it is now Least Concern.


Gallery

Image:Siamese Fireback RWD.jpg Image:Lophura diardi -Florida, USA -captive-8a.jpg, Siamese fireback in captivity - Florida, USA


See also

* National symbols of Thailand


References


External links


BirdLife Species Factsheet

Red Data BookEbird
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Siamese fireback The Siamese fireback (''Lophura diardi''), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately long, pheasant. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, re ...
Birds of Laos Birds of Vietnam Birds of Cambodia Birds of Thailand Birds of Indochina
Siamese fireback The Siamese fireback (''Lophura diardi''), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately long, pheasant. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, re ...
National symbols of Thailand
Siamese fireback The Siamese fireback (''Lophura diardi''), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately long, pheasant. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, re ...