Hoogerwerf's pheasant
Hoogerwerf's pheasant (Lophura inornata hoogerwerfi), also known as the Aceh pheasant or Sumatran pheasant is a medium-sized, up to 55 centimetres (22 in) long, bird of the family Phasianidae. The name commemorates the Dutch ornithologist and taxidermist Andries Hoogerwerf. It is usually considered as a subspecies of the Salvadori's pheasant.[1] DescriptionMales are a crestless bluish-black pheasant with bare red facial skin, short tail and grey legs. Its appearance resembles Salvadori's pheasant, with the male indistinguishable in the field.[2] The female is a rufous brown bird with a dark bluish grey legs and short dark tail, and differs from Savadori's pheasant females for having darker brown, plainer plumage lacking buff mottling. Distribution and habitatAn Indonesian endemic, this little-known pheasant inhabits to mid-mountain forests of Gunung Leuser National Park in Aceh province. Previously known only from two female specimens, it was recently discovered in a market in Medan, North Sumatra. References
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