Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (5)
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 7, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 7, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Assamese | বন কুকুৰা |
| Bulgarian | Банкивска кокошка |
| Chinese (SIM) | 红原鸡 |
| Croatian | divlja kokoš |
| Czech | kur bankivský |
| Dutch | Bankivahoen |
| English | Red Junglefowl |
| English (United States) | Red Junglefowl |
| French | Coq bankiva |
| French (French Guiana) | Coq bankiva |
| German | Bankivahuhn |
| Greek | Κότα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Poul |
| Hebrew | תרנגול בר |
| Icelandic | Bankívahænsn |
| Indonesian | Ayam-hutan merah |
| Japanese | セキショクヤケイ |
| Norwegian | bankivahane |
| Polish | kur bankiwa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galo-bravo-vermelho |
| Russian | Банкивский петух |
| Serbian | Indijska divlja kokoš |
| Slovak | kura divá |
| Slovenian | Bankivska kokoš |
| Spanish | Gallo Bankiva |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallina, Gallo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallo Doméstico |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallo Salvaje Rojo |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallo Silvestre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallo bankiva |
| Swedish | röd djungelhöna |
| Thai | ไก่ป่า |
| Turkish | Yaban Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Курка банківська |
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus Gallus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.158.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'India orientali, Pouli condor etc.' Restricted type locality. Island of Pulo Condor, off the mouths of the Mekong.
Definitions
- GALLUS
- gallus
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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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Red Junglefowl