Hoogerwerf's pheasant (''Lophura inornata hoogerwerfi''), also known as the Aceh pheasant or Sumatran pheasant is a medium-sized, up to long, bird of the family

Phasianidae Phasianidae is a family (biology), family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, grouse, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, Turkey bird, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular Game (hu ...

. The name commemorates the Dutch ornithologist and taxidermist Andries Hoogerwerf. It is usually considered as a subspecies of the Salvadori's pheasant.

Description

Males are a crestless bluish-black pheasant with bare red facial skin, short tail and grey legs. Its appearance resembles Salvadori's pheasant, with the male indistinguishable in the field. The female is a rufous brown bird with a dark bluish grey legs and short dark tail, and differs from Savadori's pheasant females for having darker brown, plainer plumage lacking buff mottling.

Distribution and habitat

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

, this little-known pheasant inhabits to mid-mountain forests of

Gunung Leuser National Park Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively. The national park, settled ...

Aceh Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...

province. Previously known only from two female specimens, it was recently discovered in a market in

Medan Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...

North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...

References

External links

Red Data Book
{{Taxonbar, from=Q863136 Hoogerwerf's pheasant Subspecies Birds of Sumatra Endemic fauna of Sumatra Hoogerwerf's pheasant Hoogerwerf's pheasant Endemic birds of Indonesia