Crested Fireback Lophura ignita Scientific name definitions
- Subspecies (3)
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 3.0 — Published April 22, 2022
Revision Notes
Version: 3.0 — Published April 22, 2022
Revision Notes
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Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Audrey Su curated the media.
Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus ignitus
Shaw, 1798. Nat.Misc. 9, pl.321,text.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java, error = Borneo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LOPHURA
- ignita
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)