Salvadori's Pheasant

(Lophura inornata)

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Other Names: inornata - Sumatran Pheasant; hoogerwerfi - Atejh Pheasant, Aceh Pheasant.

Subspecies: The extremely rare Hoogerwerf's L. i. hoogerwerfi from northern Sumatra is sometimes considered a monotypic species, but this race is only known from fewer than 10 birds. The nominate race, inornata is found in southwestern Sumatra.

Range: Sumatra

Habitat: Montane Rainforests

Description: Small, short-tailed and crestless species, somewhat resembles crestless firebacks. Males are bluish-black overall with red facial skin and gray legs. Females are chestnut-brown overall with buff streaks. From what is known, hoogerwerfi males are believed to be dark like the inornata males; females are darker and lack the buff mottling of female .

Status in Wild: Salvadori have a very small range and wild population which is threatened by habitat destruction. Considered vulnerable by BirdLife International. The Hoogerwerf's Pheasant was last seen in the late 1990s and there is no information of its status in the wild.

Interesting Facts: Common name originated from Tommaso Salvadori (1835-1923), an Italian ornithologist who was Vice Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Turin. The species was described by Salvadori in 1879. The species name inornata is latin for nonornamental.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: Salvadori are very rare in captive collections. Hoogerwerf's have never been kept in captivity.

Clutch Size: 2

Incubation Period: 22 days

Visitor Submitted Notes: If you would like to add your experiences with this species, send an e-mail to lophura@hughes.net.

Images

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Photo Credits
(l to r): 1, Myles Lamont.

• Delacour, J. 1977. The Pheasants of the World. 2nd ed., World Pheasant Association and Spur Publications, Hindhead, U.K.
• Fuller, R.A. 2001. Pheasants: Status, Survey and Conservation Action Plan 200-2004. IUCN.
• Johnsgard, P.A. 1999. The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History. 2nd ed., Smithsonian Press, Washington D.C.
• Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
• Stattersfield, A.J., Crosby, M.J., Long, A.J., Wege, D.C. 1998. Endemic Bird Areas of the World, Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.

Links related to Salvadori's Pheasant. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Lophura inornata Images - Images of this species located at the Phasianidae group on flickr.
• Salvadori's Pheasant - ARKive species factsheet.
• Salvadori's Pheasant - BirdLife species factsheet.
• Species info - Lophura hoogerwerfi - From the BirdLife International's Red Data Book on Threatened Birds of Asia.
• Species info - Lophura inornata - From the BirdLife International's Red Data Book on Threatened Birds of Asia.
• Wikipedia - Salvadori's Pheasant - Wikipedia's species page.