Lophura diardi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately 80 cm (31 in) long, pheasant. The male has a grey plumage with an extensive facial caruncle, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, reddish brown iris and long curved blackish tail. The female is a brown bird with blackish wings and tail feathers.
The Siamese fireback is distributed to the lowland and evergreen forests of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. However, in June 2025, the bird was spotted naturally in the forest area of Ranikhet, a popular tourist destination in Uttarakhand, India. This species is also designated as Thailand's national bird. The female usually lays between four and eight rosy eggs.
The scientific name commemorates the French naturalist Pierre-Médard Diard. This species of pheasant has a common name in Thai Kai Fah Phaya Lo (Thai: ไก่ฟ้าพญาลอ; Lord Lo's pheasant), according to Thai folk literature, Lilit Phra Lo where Phra Lo, the protagonist, is charmed by following the pheasant until he meets Phra Phuean and Phra Phaeng, the two sisters and later his lovers.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Poznań Nowe Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Toledo Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 10 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 11 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 12 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Attica Zoological Park | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 14 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | River Wonders | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 16 | Palmitos Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Maelao Wildlife Breeding Centre | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Avifauna | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Penang Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 21 | Zoo de Lourosa | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 22 | Ogród zoologiczny w Lubinie | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Siamese Fireback sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 342 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Siamese Fireback in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Siamese Fireback sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Siamese Fireback sightings, Cat Tien National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Siamese Fireback that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Red Junglefowl (about 50%), green-legged partridge (about 50%) and Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Siamese Fireback is recorded against all the birds logged in Cat Tien National Park (342 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
