Crestless Fireback

Lophura erythrophthalma

The Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) is a bird found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Lophura erythrophthalma
Region	Asia
Found in	Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei

🏡 Where the Crestless Fireback lives

Found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🍎 Fruit50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 934 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fruit.

Questions about the Crestless Fireback

Where does the Crestless Fireback live?

The Crestless Fireback lives in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

What does the Crestless Fireback eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fruit (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Crestless Fireback endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.