Hoogerwerf's pheasant
Subspecies of bird
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Hoogerwerf's pheasant (Lophura inornata hoogerwerfi), also known as the Aceh pheasant or Sumatran pheasant, is a medium-sized, up to 55 centimetres (22 in) long, bird of the family Phasianidae. The name commemorates the Dutch ornithologist and taxidermist Andries Hoogerwerf. It is usually considered as a subspecies of the Salvadori's pheasant.[1]
| Hoogerwerf's pheasant | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Lophura |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. i. hoogerwerfi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lophura inornata hoogerwerfi (Chasen, 1939) | |
Description
Males are a crestless bluish-black pheasant with bare red facial skin, short tail and grey legs. Its appearance resembles Salvadori's pheasant, with the male indistinguishable in the field.[2] The female is a rufous brown bird with a dark bluish grey legs and short dark tail, and differs from Savadori's pheasant females for having darker brown, plainer plumage lacking buff mottling.
Distribution and habitat
An Indonesian endemic, this little-known pheasant inhabits to mid-mountain forests of Gunung Leuser National Park in Aceh province. Previously known only from two female specimens, it was recently discovered in a market in Medan, North Sumatra.