Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Galloperdix bicalcarata(Forster, JR, 1781)
English (US) Sri Lanka Spurfowl
The Sri Lanka Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: humid forest of southern Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix bicalcarata
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indische Zoologie oder systematischer Beschreibungen seltener und unbekannter Thiere aus Indien (etc.) p.25 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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