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Lophophorini is a tribe of bird in the subfamily Phasianinae. It contains three genera of landfowl found throughout Asia. This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.

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taxon
Parent taxon
Phasianinae
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Lophophorus impejanus Zoo DU 1.jpg
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taxon name
Lophophorini
taxon rank
tribe

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Lophophorini is a tribe of bird in the subfamily Phasianinae. It contains three genera of landfowl found throughout Asia. This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.

== Species == {| class="wikitable" !Image !Genus !Living species |- |220x220px |Tragopan, tragopans | Western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus Satyr tragopan, Tragopan satyra Blyth's tragopan, Tragopan blythii Temminck's tragopan, Tragopan temminckii Cabot's tragopan, Tragopan caboti |- |frameless|220x220px |Tetraophasis, monal-partridges | Verreaux's monal-partridge, Tetraophasis obscurus Szechenyi's monal-partridge, Tetraophasis szechenyii |- |220x220px |Lophophorus, monals | Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus Sclater's monal, Lophophorus sclateri Chinese monal, Lophophorus lhuysii |}

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