Gallopheasant

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Gallopheasants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Lophura Fleming, 1822
Species
Lophura bulweri - Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura diardi - Siamese Fireback Lophura edwardsi - Edward's Pheasant Lophura erythropthalma - Crestless Fireback Lophura hatinhensis - Vietnamese Pheasant Lophura hoogerwerfi - Aceh Pheasant Lophura ignita - Crested Fireback Lophura × imperialis - Imperial Pheasant Lophura inornata - Salvadori's Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos - Kalij Pheasant Lophura nycthemera - Silver Pheasant Lophura swinhoii - Swinhoe Pheasant

The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae. The genus comprises 12 species and several subspecies.

[edit] Taxonomic note

Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 10 species. Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.