Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Gallus lafayettiiLesson, RP, 1831
English (US) Sri Lanka Junglefowl
The Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii) 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: Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gallus lafayettii
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallus Lafayetii
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1831
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.7 p.491
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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