Bornean Crested Fireback
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Bornean Crested Fireback

Lophura ignita

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
293 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Crested Fireback sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 293 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Bulwer's Pheasant
VU Endemic

Bulwer's Pheasant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lophura bulweri

<5% · Rare
Great Argus
VU

Great Argus

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Argusianus argus

40–50% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
VU

Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Tropicoperdix charltonii

20–30% · Possible
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

<5% · Rare
Roulroul
VU

Roulroul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rollulus rouloul

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
NT

Long-billed Partridge

Bird

Rhizothera longirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bornean Crested Fireback in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Crested Fireback sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 293 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bornean Crested Fireback in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bornean Crested Fireback in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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