BORNEAN FIREBACK PHEASANT Lophura ignita ©Laura Quick The Bornean crested fireback is a medium-sized, up to 70 cm long, forest pheasant with a peacock-like dark crest, bluish black plumage, reddish brown rump, black outer tail feathers, red iris and bare blue facial skin. The female is a brown bird with short crest, blue facial skin and spotted black-and-white below. The crested fireback is found in lowland forests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra. Their diet consists mainly of plants, fruits and small animals. The female usually lays between four and eight creamy white eggs. Due to ongoing habitat loss and overhunting in some areas, the crested fireback is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. #borneanfireback #pheasant #lophuraignita #©lauraquick #bird #animal #southeastasia #omnivore #habitatloss #overhunting #nearthreatened #galliformes #phasianidae #aves #losangeleszoo #lazoo #glaza #colorful #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens https://www.instagram.com/p/B8oyUfnHLCM/?igshid=93r7ry9p006