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Gallopheasants
Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe pheasant
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Tribe:	Phasianini
Genus:	Lophura Fleming, 1822
Type species
Phasianus ignitus Shaw, 1797

The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae. The genus comprises 11 species and several subspecies. Several species in this genus are known as firebacks, including crestless and crested firebacks, as well as the Siamese fireback.

Taxonomy

Image	Name	Common name	Distribution
	Lophura edwardsi	Edwards's pheasant	Vietnam
	Lophura swinhoii	Swinhoe's pheasant	Taiwan
	Lophura bulweri	Bulwer's pheasant	Borneo
	Lophura leucomelanos	kalij pheasant	Pakistan to western Thailand
	Lophura nycthemera	silver pheasant	mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China
	Lophura erythrophthalma	Malayan crestless fireback	Malay peninsula and Sumatra
	Lophura pyronota	Bornean crestless fireback	northern Borneo
	Lophura rufa	Malayan crested fireback	Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
	Lophura ignita	Bornean crested fireback	Borneo
	Lophura diardi	Siamese fireback	Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia
	Lophura inornata	Salvadori's pheasant	Sumatra

Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 11 species. Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.

• Lophura × imperialis - imperial pheasant

References

1. "Lophura Fleming, 1822". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
2. Hennache, A; Mahood, SP; Eames, JC; Randi, E (2012). "Lophura hatinhensis is an invalid taxon". Forktail. 28: 129–135.
3. "Lophura [inornata or hoogerwerfi] (Salvadori's or Sumatran Pheasant) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
4. Hennache, A; Rasmussen, P; Lucchini, V; Rimondi, S; Randi, E (2003). "Hybrid origin of the imperial pheasant Lophura imperialis (Delacour and Jabouille, 1924) demonstrated by morphology, hybrid experiments, and DNA analyses". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 80 (4): 573–600. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00251.x.

v t e Genera of landfowl and their extinct allies
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Superorder: Galloanserae Clade: Pangalliformes
Pangalliformes incertae sedis †Anisolornis? †Archaeophasianus? †Argillipes? †Austinornis? †Chambiortyx †Coturnipes? †"Gigantibis"? †Litoripes? †Percolinus? †Tegulavis? †Gallinuloididae Gallinuloides Paraortygoides †Paraortygidae Paraortyx Pirortyx Scopelortyx Xorazmortyx †Quercymegapodiidae Ameripodius Quercymegapodius Taubacrex †Sylviornithidae Megavitiornis Sylviornis Galliformes See below ↓
Galliformes Galliformes †Amitabha †Bumbanipodius †Bumbanortyx †Linquornis †Namaortyx †Palaeoalectoris †Procrax †Sobniogallus †Taoperdix Megapodiidae †Garrdimalga? †Mwalau †Ngawupodius Alecturini Aepypodius Alectura †Latagallina Leipoa †Progura Talegalla Megapodiini Eulipoa Macrocephalon Megapodius Cracidae †Archaealectrornis †Boreortalis †Palaeonossax †Procrax Penelopinae Aburria Chamaepetes Penelope Penelopina Pipile Cracinae Oreophasis Ortalis Cracini Crax Mitu Nothocrax Pauxi Phasianoidea See below ↓
Phasianoidea Numididae Acryllium Agelastes Guttera Numida †Telecrex Odontophoridae †Miortyx †Nanortyx †Neortyx Ptilopachinae Ptilopachus Odontophorinae Callipepla Colinus Cyrtonyx Dactylortyx Dendrortyx Odontophorus Oreortyx Philortyx Rhynchortyx Phasianidae See below ↓
Phasianidae Phasianidae †Bantamyx †Centuriavis †Diangallus †Eurobambusicola †Lophogallus †Megalocoturnix †Miogallus †Mioryaba †Palaeocryptonyx †Palaeortyx †Panraogallus †Pliogallus †Plioperdix †Rustaviornis †Schaubortyx †Shandongornis †Shanxiornis †Titanoperdix †Tologuica Rollulinae Arborophila Caloperdix Melanoperdix Rhizothera Rollulus Xenoperdix Pavoninae Tropicoperdix Coturnicini Alectoris Ammoperdix Coturnix Margaroperdix †?Ophrysia Perdicula Pternistis Synoicus Tetraogallus Gallini Bambusicola Campocolinus Francolinus Gallus Ortygornis Peliperdix Scleroptila Pavonini Afropavo Argusianus Pavo Rheinardia Polyplectronini Galloperdix Haematortyx Polyplectron Phasianinae †Chauvireria Ithaginis Lerwa Lophophorini Lophophorus Tetraophasis Tragopan Phasianini Catreus Chrysolophus Crossoptilon Lophura Perdix Phasianus Syrmaticus Tetraonini Bonasa Canachites Centrocercus Dendragapus Falcipennis Lagopus Lyrurus Meleagris †Palaealectoris †Proagriocharis Pucrasia †Rhegminornis Tetrao Tetrastes Tympanuchus

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