Sri Lankan junglefowl
The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii), also known as the Ceylon junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the National bird.
| Sri Lankan junglefowl | |
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| Male in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Gallus |
| Species: | G. lafayettii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallus lafayettii Lesson, 1831
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| Range | |
Gallus lafayettii - MHNT
Sri Lankan Junglefowl Media
Wilder Hahn in Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Junglefowl at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Specimen from Temminck's former private collection: tailless mutant of Sri Lankan junglefowl which served as model for watercolour (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands).
Watercolour of tailless mutant of Sri Lankan junglefowl (1806) by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (1768–1849), commissioned by Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858) (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands).
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Gallus lafayettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22679209A92807515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679209A92807515.en.