Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (15)
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 12, 2015
Text last updated November 12, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сребърен фазан |
| Catalan | faisà argentat |
| Chinese | 白鷴 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 白鷴 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白鹇 |
| Czech | bažant stříbrný |
| Dutch | Zilverfazant |
| English | Silver Pheasant |
| English (United States) | Silver Pheasant |
| French | Faisan argenté |
| French (France) | Faisan argenté |
| German | Silberfasan |
| Hebrew | פסיון כסוף |
| Icelandic | Silfurfasani |
| Japanese | ハッカン |
| Norwegian | sølvfasan |
| Polish | kiściec srebrzysty |
| Russian | Серебряный фазан |
| Serbian | Srebrni fazan |
| Slovak | bažant strieborný |
| Slovenian | Srebrni fazan |
| Spanish | Faisán Plateado |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Faisán Plateado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Faisán plateado |
| Swedish | silverfasan |
| Thai | ไก่ฟ้าหลังขาว |
| Turkish | Gümüş Sülün |
| Ukrainian | Лофур сріблястий |
Lophura nycthemera (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus nycthemerus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.159.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LOPHURA
- nycthemera
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Silver Pheasant
