Gallopheasant

The gallopheasants (genus Lophura) are pheasants of the family Phasianidae.

[1] The genus comprises 11 species and several subspecies.

The genus Lophura was introduced in 1822 by the Scottish naturalist John Fleming to accommodate a single species, the Bornean crested fireback (Phasianus ignitus Shaw, 1798) which is therefore considered to be the type species by monotypy.

[4] The genus contains the following 11 species:[5] Lophura hatinhensis and Lophura hoogerwerfi are sometimes considered subspecies, leaving this genus with only 11 species.

[6][7] Other subspecies are also sometimes considered distinct species.