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Species
Near Threatenedvia IUCN
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- Siamese Fireback RWD.jpg
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- Lophura diardi
- taxon name
- Lophura diardi
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- Lophura diardi
- taxon common name
- faisão-siamês
- litter size
- 5.7
- egg incubation period
- 23
- short name
- L. diardi
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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.
Head Lophura diardi 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.