Wildlifeof Sumatra
Salvadori's Pheasant
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Lophura inornata
Basic stats
Habitat
Mountain rainforest
Range
Endemic to Sumatra
Salvadori's pheasant, also known as the Sumatran pheasant, is a landfowl native to the mountain rainforests of Sumatra. It was first described in 1879 by the Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori, and the species name inornata means without ornament. Hoogerwerf's pheasant is usually thought to be a subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Salvadori's Pheasant live in?
- Mountain rainforest
- Where is the Salvadori's Pheasant found?
- Endemic to Sumatra