NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Salvadori's Pheasant
Lophura inornata (Salvadori, 1879)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Salvadori's pheasant (Lophura inornata) is a landfowl bird of genus Lophura, native to Indonesia. It is found in the mountain rainforests of Sumatra. Thus it is also known as the Sumatran pheasant. This bird was first described in 1879 by the Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori. The species name inornata means "without ornament". The Hoogerwerf's pheasant is usually thought to be a subspecies.
This species is classified as "near threatened" by the IUCN because of the reduction in its population size caused by the destruction of its habitat and hunting.
Wikipedia contributors, Salvadori's pheasant; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:44:56.953852+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophura inornata (Salvadori, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Salvadori, 1879)
- Common name
- Salvadori's Pheasant
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Lophura
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusLophura J. Fleming, 1822
- speciesLophura inornata (Salvadori, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bornean Crested FirebackLophura ignita (Shaw, 1798) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Edward's PheasantLophura edwardsi (Oustalet, 1896) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crestless FirebackLophura erythrophthalma (Raffles, 1822) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silver PheasantLophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siamese FirebackLophura diardi (Bonaparte, 1856) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swinhoe's PheasantLophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176081 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3W4V6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.