Siamese fireback vs Silver pheasant
The silver pheasant is heavier: 1.23 kg against 1.09 kg for the siamese fireback, about 13% more.
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What is the difference between a siamese fireback and a silver pheasant?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The silver pheasant is heavier: 1.23 kg against 1.09 kg for the siamese fireback, about 13% more.
- Both belong to the genus Lophura, so they are close relatives.
- The siamese fireback is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the silver pheasant is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Siamese fireback | Silver pheasant | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Lophura diardi | Lophura nycthemera |
| Family | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Weight | 843.8 g – 1.42 kg | 1.23 kg – 1.75 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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