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Crestless fireback

Lophura erythrophthalma (Raffles, 1822)

CRCritically Endangeredbirds

The crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 837 g to 1.04 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma)
Photo: George Edward Lodge · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crestless fireback

Weight
837 g – 1.04 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
4.2 – 4.6src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crestless fireback live?

Not recorded

What is the crestless fireback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crestless firebacks (Lophura sp) are a group of two species of bird in the family Phasianidae. They are found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Their natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. They are threatened by habitat destruction.

From the Wikipedia article “Crestless fireback” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crestless_fireback&oldid=1222204416), 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 crestless fireback endangered?

The crestless fireback is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely 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 Critically Endangered species.

How is the crestless fireback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusLophura
  7. SpeciesLophura erythrophthalma (Raffles, 1822)

Synonyms Houppifer erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus, Houppifer erythropthalmus erythropthalmus, Lophura erythrophthalma erythropthalmus

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • Malay crestless firebackEnglish
  • Malay crestless firebackEnglish
  • Malayan crestless firebackEnglish
  • Rufous-tailed pheasantEnglish
  • Rufous-tailed pheasantEnglish
  • ناري الذيل عديم التاج المالايويArabic
  • Безгребенест огненокръст фазанBulgarian
  • Fazan lost melenBreton
  • faisà cuadaurat malaiCatalan
  • Faisà cuadaurat de MalàisiaCatalan
  • bažant červenolícíCzech
  • bažant červenolící malajskýCzech
  • ffesant gefngochWelsh
  • Okkerhalet IldrygDanish
  • GelbschwanzfasanGerman
  • GabelschwanzfasanGerman
  • Malaien-GelbschwanzfasanGerman
  • nigra fazanoEsperanto
  • Ruĝokula fazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán ColicaneloSpanish
  • Faisán colicanelo malayoSpanish
  • Faisán de Carúncula AzulSpanish
  • kuldsaba-kanafaasanEstonian
  • پشتآتشی بیکاکلPersian
  • punaperäfasaaniFinnish
  • Faisan à queue rousseFrench
  • žutorepi fazanCroatian
  • sárgafarkú fácánHungarian
  • Sempidan merahIndonesian
  • Sempidan merah melayuIndonesian
  • Fagiano occhirossiItalian
  • Dorso di fuoco senzacrestaItalian
  • ウチワキジJapanese
  • 말레이부채꼬리꿩Korean
  • geltonuodegė lofuraLithuanian
  • Ayam Mata MerahMalay
  • gulhalefasanNorwegian Bokmål
  • VuurrugfazantDutch
  • Maleise VuurrugfazantDutch
  • gulstjertfasanNorwegian
  • kiściec żółtosternyPolish
  • faisão-de-cauda-ruivaPortuguese
  • faisão-de-cauda-ruiva-de-malacaPortuguese
  • faisão-de-cauda-ruiva-malaioPortuguese
  • faisão-de-dorso-canelaPortuguese
  • Вилохвостая лофураRussian
  • Желтохвостый фазанRussian
  • bažant červenolíciSlovak
  • Bakrorepi fazanSerbian
  • svart eldryggSwedish
  • släthuvad eldryggSwedish
  • ไก่ฟ้าหางสีน้ำตาลThai
  • Kızıl Kuyruklu SülünTurkish
  • лофур жовтохвостийUkrainian
  • 棕尾火背鷴Chinese
  • 棕尾火背鹇Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the crestless fireback

Other species in the same genus Lophura.

CompareCrestless fireback vs Silver pheasantCrestless fireback vs Kalij pheasantCrestless fireback vs Bulwer's pheasantCrestless fireback vs Swinhoe's pheasant

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crestless fireback?

An adult crestless fireback weighs 837 g – 1.04 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crestless fireback endangered?

The crestless fireback is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the crestless fireback?

The crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{crestless_fireback_2026,
  title = {Crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crestless-fireback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}