Grey Junglefowl
Gallus sonneratiiTemminck, CJ, 1813
English (US) Gray Junglefowl
UK name: Grey Junglefowl
The Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) 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: peninsular IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gallus sonneratii
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Junglefowl
- English (UK)
- Grey Junglefowl
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1813
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallus Sonneratii
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1813
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 2 p.246
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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