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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.

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  • Other birds of conservation significance are the Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti, which is endemic to the Hin Namno - Phong Nha - Ke Bang range, the Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata, Red-Collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri, and Wreathed and Great Hornbills (Rhyticeros undulatus, Buceros bicornis).

    Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam 2008

  • More than seventy-five birds are montane specialists, and BirdLife International considers two of these species threatened: the mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) and the crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata).

    Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests 2008

  • Several other species such as the great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni), wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus), and crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata) are indicators of low disturbance levels and relatively intact forests.

    Southern Annamites montane rain forests 2008

  • These include several pheasants: the crestless fireback pheasant (Lophura erythrophthalma), crested fireback (Lophura ignita), Malay peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense), great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus), and crested argus pheasant (Rheinardia ocellata).

    Peninsular Malaysian rain forests 2008

  • Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Imperial pheasant* Lophura imperialis* Phasianidae Edwards's pheasant Lophura edwardsi Phasianidae Vietnamese fireback* Lophura haitensis* Phasianidae Crested argus Rheinardia ocellata Timaliidae Short-tailed scimitar-babbler Jabouilleia danjoui Timaliidae Sooty babbler* Stachyris herberti* An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion

    Northern Annamites rain forests 2007

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