Bornean crested fireback
Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)
The bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.48 kg to 2.16 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the bornean crested fireback
- Weight
- 1.48 kg – 2.16 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.7 – 5.85src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the bornean crested fireback live?
Not recorded
What is the bornean crested fireback?
The Bornean crested fireback, Lophura ignita, is a large, sexually dimorphic, and distinctly-coloured pheasant of the family Galliformes endemic to the rainforests of Borneo and the surrounding islands. It is a non-migrating omnivorous species, often seen in groups of 5–6 in the rainforest lowlands. As of 2020 they were classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to population decline from habitat loss and deforestation, hunting, and trapping for the cage bird trade.
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Is the bornean crested fireback endangered?
The bornean crested fireback is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the bornean crested fireback classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusLophura
- SpeciesLophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)
Synonyms Euplocomus ignitus, Euplocomus ignitus nepalensis
Other names and names in other languages (58)
- Crested firebackEnglish
- Crested firebackEnglish
- Crested firebackEnglish
- Vieillot's firebackEnglish
- Vieillot's firebackEnglish
- تدرج ذو عرفArabic
- ترار ذو عرفArabic
- ناري الذيل ذو العرفArabic
- Качулат огненокръст фазанBulgarian
- Fazan kuchBreton
- faisà crestat de BorneoCatalan
- bažant korunkatýCzech
- bažant ohnivohřbetýCzech
- ffesant gefngoch gribogWelsh
- BorneoildrygDanish
- HaubenfasanGerman
- BorneohaubenfasanGerman
- FeuerrückenfasanGerman
- KrestofazanoEsperanto
- fajroventra fazanoEsperanto
- Faisán NobleSpanish
- Faisán de Carúncula Azul CrestadoSpanish
- Faisán noble de BorneoSpanish
- rüütelfaasanEstonian
- پشتآتشی کاکلیPersian
- kruunufasaaniFinnish
- Faisan nobleFrench
- פסיון מצויץHebrew
- plavolici fazanCroatian
- tűzfácánHungarian
- Sempidan biruIndonesian
- Sempidan biru kalimantanIndonesian
- Fagiano di VieillotItalian
- Dorso di fuoco crestatoItalian
- コシアカキジJapanese
- 보르네오붉은허리꿩Korean
- kuoduotoji lofuraLithuanian
- Ayam PegarMalay
- မျက်နှာဖုံးပါရစ်Burmese
- Gekuifde VuurrugfazantDutch
- Borneose Gekuifde VuurrugfazantDutch
- ridderfasanNorwegian
- kiściec ognistyPolish
- faisão-nobrePortuguese
- faisão-nobre-de-bornéuPortuguese
- faisão-nobre-do-bornéuPortuguese
- Огненоспинный фазанRussian
- Огненноспинная лофураRussian
- bažant ohnivýSlovak
- Ćubasti fazanSerbian
- tofseldryggSwedish
- rostbukig eldryggSwedish
- ไก่ฟ้าหน้าเขียวThai
- Mavi İbikli Büyük SülünTurkish
- лофур чубатийUkrainian
- Gà lôi mào SumatraVietnamese
- 凤冠火背鹇Chinese
- 鳳冠火背鷴Chinese
Relatives of the bornean crested fireback
Other species in the same genus Lophura.
Silver pheasant
Lophura nycthemera
Kalij pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Bulwer's pheasant
Lophura bulweri
Swinhoe's pheasant
Lophura swinhoii
Edwards's pheasant
Lophura edwardsi
Siamese fireback
Lophura diardi
CompareBornean crested fireback vs Silver pheasantBornean crested fireback vs Kalij pheasantBornean crested fireback vs Bulwer's pheasantBornean crested fireback vs Swinhoe's pheasant
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bornean crested fireback?
An adult bornean crested fireback weighs 1.48 kg – 2.16 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bornean crested fireback endangered?
The bornean crested fireback is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the bornean crested fireback?
The bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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