Lophura nycthemera  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Silver Pheasant
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Lophura
Species: nycthemera
  • Common names: Silver Pheasant
  • Thai names: ไก่ฟ้าหลังขาว
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Lophura nycthemera nycthemera: S China (Guangdong and Guangxi) to n Vietnam
    Lophura nycthemera annamensis: Montane forests of s Vietnam
    Lophura nycthemera beaulieui: S-central China (se Yunnan) to n Laos and n Vietnam
    Lophura nycthemera beli: Central Vietnam (e slope of Annamitic Mountains)
    Lophura nycthemera berliozi: Central Vietnam (w slope of Annamitic Mountains)
    Lophura nycthemera engelbachi: S Laos (Bolavens Plateau)
    Lophura nycthemera fokiensis: SE China (nw Fujian and (?) Zhejiang
    Lophura nycthemera omeiensis: S-central China (s Sichuan)
    Lophura nycthemera rufipes: Highlands of n Myanmar (Northern Shan States)
    Lophura nycthemera whiteheadi: Hainan (s China)
    Lophura nycthemera ripponi: Highlands of n Myanmar (Southern Shan States)
    Lophura nycthemera occidentalis: S-central China (nw Yunnan) and ne Myanmar
    Lophura nycthemera rongjiangensis: S-central China (se Guizhou)
    Lophura nycthemera lewisi: Mountains of sw Cambodia and se Thailand
    Lophura nycthemera jonesi: Myanmar to sw China (sw Yunnan) and central Thailand
    Lophura nycthemera lineata: S Myanmar (east of Irrawaddy River) to nw Thailand
    Lophura nycthemera crawfurdii: SE Myanmar (Tenasserim) and peninsular Thailand
  • IUCN Red List: Leasr Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Phetchaburi (Kaeng Krachan N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
Lophura nycthemera image location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Lophura nycthemera from Thailand.
Kalij Pheasant Lophura nycthemera crawfurdii.jpg
Kalij Pheasant Lophura nycthemera crawfurdii (J. E. Gray, 1829) Kaeng Krachan N.P. Phetchaburi April
Kalij Pheasant Lophura nycthemera crawfurdii.jpg
Kalij Pheasant Lophura nycthemera crawfurdii (J. E. Gray, 1829) Kaeng Krachan N.P. Phetchaburi April
References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 01 July 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Lophura nycthemera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22679220A92808107. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679220A92808107.en. Downloaded on 01 July 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.