Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 31, 2015
Text last updated October 31, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Sri Lankawoudhoender |
| Bulgarian | Цейлонска кокошка |
| Catalan | gall de Sri Lanka |
| Croatian | cejlonska kokoš |
| Czech | kur srílanský |
| Dutch | Ceylonhoen |
| English | Sri Lanka Junglefowl |
| English (AVI) | Sri Lanka Junglefowl |
| English (United States) | Sri Lanka Junglefowl |
| Estonian | tseiloni džunglikana |
| Finnish | srilankanviidakkokana |
| French | Coq de Lafayette |
| French (Canada) | Coq de Lafayette |
| German | Ceylonhuhn |
| Icelandic | Seylonhænsn |
| Japanese | セイロンヤケイ |
| Norwegian | flammehane |
| Polish | kur cejloński |
| Russian | Цейлонский петух |
| Serbian | Cejlonska divlja kokoš |
| Slovak | kura džungľová |
| Spanish | Gallo de Ceilán |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallo de Sri Lanka |
| Swedish | ceylondjungelhöna |
| Turkish | Çizgili Yaban Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Курка цейлонська |
Gallus lafayettii Lesson, 1831
PROTONYM:
Gallus Lafayetii
Lesson, 1831. Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.7, p.491.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ceylon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GALLUS
- gallus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Sri Lanka Junglefowl
