The Edwards's Pheasant, Lophura edwardsi, is a bird from the pheasant family Phasianidae that is endemic to the rainforests of Vietnam. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Scientific classification - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa ?Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia    Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Families Megapodidae Numididae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Meleagrididae Tetraonidae Cracidae Mesitornithidae The Galliformes is an order of birds containing the turkeys, grouse, quails and pheasants. ... The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. ... Genus Lophura Fleming, 1822 The Gallopheasants are a group of ten species that make up the genus Lophura in the family Phasianidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Dr Jean-Frédéric Emile Oustalet (August 24, 1844 - October 23, 1905) was a French zoologist. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. ... Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean belonging or native to, characteristic of, or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; Native to an area or scope. ... Rainforest on Fatu-Hiva, Marquesas Islands A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall due to the Intertropical convergence zone. ...

It is a 58-67 cm long with red legs and facial skin. The male is a mainly blue-black bird with a crest, and the female is a drab brown bird. The alarm call is a puk-puk-puk.

This species has two races. The nominate form L. e. edwardsi has a white crest and upper tail, whereas the northern L. e. hatinhensis lacks any white plumage. The latter form is sometimes split as the Vietnamese Pheasant, Lophura hatinhensis (Vo Quy, 1975). Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ... Dr. Vo Quy (born 1929) is a Vietnamese zoologist and professor at the University of Hanoi. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Both forms of Edward's Pheasant are currently listed as endangered species, having suffered from deforestation, hunting and the use of defoliants during the Vietnam War. An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ... A defoliant is a name for any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to destroy, partly or totally, specific forms of vegetation or all forms of vegetation. ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ...

This species is currently believed to number between 1000-3000 birds in the wild, mostly of the nominate form, but it is doing well in capivity, where it is the subject of ex-situ conservation. Ex-situ conservation means literally, off-site conservation. It is the process of protecting an endangered species of plant or animal by removing it from an unsafe or threatened habitat and placing it or part of it under the care of humans. ...

This bird is named after the French ornithologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (October 13, 1835 _ April 21, 1900) was a French ornithologist. ...

References

• Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse by Madge and McGowan, ISBN 0-7136-3966-0