It is a lowland forest specialist, rarely occurring up to 1,000 m (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Madge and McGowan 2002), but occurring at higher levels than L. pyronota. It has been recorded in logged forest, and appears less sensitive than L. rufa, having been recorded in logged forest outside the Danum Valley Conservation area, and even remnant patches of logged forest outside of the Semenggoh Forest Reserve, Kuching, Sarawak (D. L. Yong in litt. 2014).The breeding season is possibly between February and August (Fischer et al. 2017).

Lophura ignita is known from East Malaysia, Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Brunei. It was still locally common in Sabah and Kalimantan at the start of the current century (Madge and McGowan 2002), and it can be found in High Conservation Value (HCV) palm oil plantation as well as remaining forest (M. Iqbal in litt. 2020), but is suspected to have become considerably rarer due to high hunting pressure as well as considerable habitat loss and degradation (Symes et al. 2018). 

Conservation Actions Underway
It occurs in a number of protected areas; Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Kutai National Park, Kayan Mentarang Nature Reserve, Sungai Wain Protection Forest, Gunung Lumut Protection Forest, Tanjung Puting National Park and Gunung Palung National Park (Mann 2008).

Conservation Actions Proposed
Survey to assess the size of the population. Regularly monitor the population at selected sites. Asses the effect of hunting across its range. Enforce the protection afforded to the species by protected areas. Protect large areas of unlogged forest in areas where it occurs. Establish a captive breeding population to support future reintroduction and supplementation efforts, with a well-managed studbook to ensure the maintenance of genetic integrity within the species.