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Siamese fireback

Lophura diardi (Bonaparte, 1856)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 843.8 g to 1.42 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)
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Quick facts about the siamese fireback

Weight
843.8 g – 1.42 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
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the siamese fireback live?

Not recorded

What is the siamese fireback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately 80 cm (31 in) long, pheasant. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, reddish brown iris and long curved blackish tail. The female is a brown bird with blackish wings and tail feathers.

The Siamese fireback is distributed to the lowland and evergreen forests of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. However, in June 2025, the bird was spotted naturally in the forest area of Ranikhet, a popular tourist destination in Uttarakhand, India. This species is also designated as Thailand's national bird. The female usually lays between four and eight rosy eggs.

From the Wikipedia article “Siamese fireback” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siamese_fireback&oldid=1376299230), 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 siamese fireback endangered?

The siamese fireback is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species.

How is the siamese fireback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusLophura
  7. SpeciesLophura diardi (Bonaparte, 1856)

Synonyms Diardigallus diardi, Diardigallus prelatus, Euplocomus diardi

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Diard's firebackEnglish
  • Diard's firebackEnglish
  • تدرج سياميArabic
  • Сиамски фазанBulgarian
  • Fazan SiamBreton
  • faisà fumatCatalan
  • bažant prelátCzech
  • ffesant gefngoch SiamWelsh
  • SiamildrygDanish
  • PrälatfasanGerman
  • siama fazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán siamésSpanish
  • Faisán PreladoSpanish
  • prelaatfaasanEstonian
  • پشتآتشی سیامیPersian
  • savufasaaniFinnish
  • Faisan prélatFrench
  • פסיון אדום-גב סיאמיHebrew
  • crvenoglavi fazanCroatian
  • hamvas fácánHungarian
  • Fagiano prelatoItalian
  • Dorso di fuoco siameseItalian
  • シマハッカンJapanese
  • 호백한Korean
  • tailandinė lofuraLithuanian
  • Kuifloze PrelaatfazantDutch
  • pompongfasanNorwegian
  • kiściec syjamskiPolish
  • سیامی اگپچھاWestern Panjabi
  • faisão-siamêsPortuguese
  • faisão-preladoPortuguese
  • Фазан-прелатRussian
  • Сиамская лофураRussian
  • bažant zamatovýSlovak
  • Sijamski fazanSerbian
  • siamesisk eldryggSwedish
  • ไก่ฟ้าพญาลอThai
  • Siyam SülünüTurkish
  • Сіамська лофураUkrainian
  • лофур сіамськийUkrainian
  • Gà lôi hông tíaVietnamese
  • 戴氏鷴Chinese
  • 戴氏火背鹇Chinese
  • 泰國火背鷴Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the siamese fireback

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 siamese fireback?

An adult siamese fireback weighs 843.8 g – 1.42 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the siamese fireback endangered?

The siamese fireback is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the siamese fireback?

The siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{siamese_fireback_2026,
  title = {Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siamese-fireback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}