Edwards's pheasant is a bird of the pheasant family Phasianidae and is endemic to the rainforests of Vietnam. It is named after the French ornithologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards and first described to science in 1896 The bird's length is 58–65 centimetres (23–26 in) and has red legs and facial skin. The male is mainly blue-black with a crest, and the female is a drab brown bird. The alarm call is a puk!-puk!-puk!. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Oustalet, J-FÉ 1896)
Reference:
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat.
2 p.316
Protonym:
Gennaeus Edwardsi
Type locality:
Quangtri, Annam.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42894669
Avibase ID:
7F93B0675875E230
Avibase ID:
avibase-7F93B067
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7F93B067
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176077
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Edwards's Pheasant or Vietnam Fireback ( Lophura [edwardsi or hatinhensis]) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Vietnam Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Edwards' Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Edwards' Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Edwards's Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Edwards' Pheasant ( Lophura edwardsi) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hierophasis edwardsi [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hierophasis edwardsi [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hierophasis edwardsi [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lophura edwardsi [version 1] |
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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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