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Bulwer's pheasant

Lophura bulweri (Sharpe, 1874)

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The bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 960 g to 1.63 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri)
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bulwer's pheasant

Weight
960 g – 1.63 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src 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

Where does the bulwer's pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the bulwer's pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri), also known as Bulwer's wattled pheasant, the wattled pheasant or the white-tailed wattled pheasant, is a Southeast Asian bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the forests of Borneo. It is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Bulwer's pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bulwer%27s_pheasant&oldid=1350638368), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bulwer's pheasant endangered?

The bulwer's pheasant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 bulwer's pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusLophura
  7. SpeciesLophura bulweri (Sharpe, 1874)

Synonyms Lobiophasis bulweri, Lobiophasis bulweri, Lobiophasis bulweri bulweri

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • White-tailed wattled pheasantEnglish
  • White-tailed wattled pheasantEnglish
  • تدرج بولويرArabic
  • تدرج ذو رعثةArabic
  • تدرج ذو رعثة أبيض الذيلArabic
  • Булверов фазанBulgarian
  • Fazan BulwerBreton
  • faisà de BulwerCatalan
  • bažant BulwerůvCzech
  • bažant bělochvostýCzech
  • ffesant BulwerWelsh
  • Hvidhalet FasanDanish
  • BulwerfasanGerman
  • Bulwer-FasanGerman
  • BridofazanoEsperanto
  • bulvera fazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán coliblancoSpanish
  • valgesaba-faasanEstonian
  • قرقاول بالورPersian
  • borneonfasaaniFinnish
  • Faisan de BulwerFrench
  • פסיון בולוורHebrew
  • bjelorepi fazanCroatian
  • fehérfarkú fácánHungarian
  • Semidan kalimantanIndonesian
  • Sempidan KalimantanIndonesian
  • Fagiano di BulwerItalian
  • オジロウチワキジJapanese
  • 와틸드꿩Korean
  • Bulverio lofuraLithuanian
  • Burung PakiakMalay
  • Bulwers FazantDutch
  • brudefasanNorwegian
  • kiściec modrolicyPolish
  • بلویر بن ککڑWestern Panjabi
  • faisão-de-bulwerPortuguese
  • faisão-de-cauda-brancaPortuguese
  • faisão-de-rabo-brancoPortuguese
  • Белохвостый фазанRussian
  • Бульверова лофураRussian
  • bažant bielochvostýSlovak
  • Bulverov fazanSerbian
  • brudfasanSwedish
  • Mavi İbikli Küçük SülünTurkish
  • лофур білохвостийUkrainian
  • 鱗背鷴Chinese
  • 鳞背鹇Chinese

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Relatives of the bulwer's pheasant

Other species in the same genus Lophura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bulwer's pheasant?

An adult bulwer's pheasant weighs 960 g – 1.63 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bulwer's pheasant endangered?

The bulwer's pheasant 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 bulwer's pheasant?

The bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri) 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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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{bulwers_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulwers-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}