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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Phasianidae .
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Other birds of conservation significance are the Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti, which is endemic to the Hin Namno - Phong Nha - Ke Bang range, the Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata, Red-Collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri, and Wreathed and Great Hornbills (Rhyticeros undulatus, Buceros bicornis).
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More than seventy-five birds are montane specialists, and BirdLife International considers two of these species threatened: the mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) and the crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata).
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Several other species such as the great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni), wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus), and crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata) are indicators of low disturbance levels and relatively intact forests.
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These include several pheasants: the crestless fireback pheasant (Lophura erythrophthalma), crested fireback (Lophura ignita), Malay peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense), great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus), and crested argus pheasant (Rheinardia ocellata).
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Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Imperial pheasant* Lophura imperialis* Phasianidae Edwards's pheasant Lophura edwardsi Phasianidae Vietnamese fireback* Lophura haitensis* Phasianidae Crested argus Rheinardia ocellata Timaliidae Short-tailed scimitar-babbler Jabouilleia danjoui Timaliidae Sooty babbler* Stachyris herberti* An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion
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