Green Junglefowl
Gallus varius(Shaw, G, 1798)
English (US) Green Junglefowl
The Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius) 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: Java eastward to Alor (central Lesser Sundas); introduced Cocos (Keeling) Islands (northeastern Indian Ocean)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gallus varius
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Junglefowl
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1798)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus varius
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1798)
- Type locality
- 'Probably an Indian bird ' = Java.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 10, no.2 pl.353
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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