Bornean Crested Fireback

Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)

1.8 kgWeight

Busiest months: March and July · Most records: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Bornean Crested Fireback has been recorded at 44 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia597 records
Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia495 records
Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia368 records

More places

Taman Negara NP – Mutiara ResortMalaysia222 records
Taman Negara NPMalaysia175 records
Taman Nasional Way KambasIndonesia151 records
Taman Negara NP – Swamp Loop & Tahan HideMalaysia133 records
Tabin Wildlife ReserveMalaysia118 records
Maliau Basin Field CentreMalaysia95 records
Taman Negara NP – Tahan Trail to Lubuk SimponMalaysia93 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Malaysia Indonesia Thailand

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Bornean crested fireback, Lophura ignita, is a large, sexually dimorphic, and distinctly-coloured pheasant of the family Galliformes endemic to the rainforests of Borneo and the surrounding islands. It is a non-migrating omnivorous species, often seen in groups of 5–6 in the rainforest lowlands. As of 2020 they were classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to population decline from habitat loss and deforestation, hunting, and trapping for the cage bird trade.

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