Birding Doc
Siamese Fireback - Lophura diardi - ไก่ฟ้าพญาลอ
I was really hoping to get a good photo of the Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi), inasmuch as it is the national bird of Thailand. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that it inhabited dense forests, making it hard to find and even harder to photograph.
The word 'fireback' refers to an golden-yellow patch on the back which is seen when the male (shown here) does his display by whirring his wings. Perhaps because I'm not a female Fireback, he didn't do it for me.
This bird was photographed in the submontane forest of Khao Yai National Park in January 2012.
Siamese Fireback - Lophura diardi - ไก่ฟ้าพญาลอ
I was really hoping to get a good photo of the Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi), inasmuch as it is the national bird of Thailand. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that it inhabited dense forests, making it hard to find and even harder to photograph.
The word 'fireback' refers to an golden-yellow patch on the back which is seen when the male (shown here) does his display by whirring his wings. Perhaps because I'm not a female Fireback, he didn't do it for me.
This bird was photographed in the submontane forest of Khao Yai National Park in January 2012.