Bornean Crested Fireback
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Bornean Crested Fireback

Lophura ignita

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
1 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
🌅 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 →

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Kalij Pheasant
LC

Kalij Pheasant

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Lophura leucomelanos

20–30% · Possible
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

50–60% · Likely
green-legged partridge
LC

green-legged partridge

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tropicoperdix chloropus

20–30% · Possible
Grey Peacock-Pheasant
LC

Grey Peacock-Pheasant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

20–30% · Possible
Bar-backed Hill Partridge
LC

Bar-backed Hill Partridge

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arborophila brunneopectus

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Partridge
NT

Ferruginous Partridge

Bird

Caloperdix oculeus

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Francolin
LC

Chinese Francolin

Bird

Francolinus pintadeanus

<5% · Rare
Asian Blue Quail
LC

Asian Blue Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synoicus chinensis

Insufficient data
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

Insufficient data
Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Bornean Crested Fireback at Kaeng Krachan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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
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