Siamese fireback

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| name = Siamese fireback

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Lophura diardi |volume=2016 |page=e.T22679274A92808547 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679274A92808547.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| image = Siamese-fireback-Lophura-diardi-khao-yai-national-park.jpg

| genus = Lophura

| species = diardi

| authority = (Bonaparte, 1856)

}}

The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large, approximately {{Convert|80|cm|in|abbr=on}} 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.

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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.{{Cite web |last=Sethi |first=Narendra |date=2025-06-10 |title=Avian enthusiasts thrilled as Thailand's national bird spotted for first time in Uttarakhand's Ranikhet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jun/10/avian-enthusiasts-thrilled-as-thailands-national-bird-spotted-for-first-time-in-uttarakhands-ranikhet |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} This species is also designated as Thailand's national bird. The female usually lays between four and eight rosy eggs.