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Query: Sri lankan junglefowlResult: 11th of 18
Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)
Subject: Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)
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Gallus stanleyi - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ17000083.jpg
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Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)


Gallus stanleyi
Date 1700-1880
Old Latin name Gallus stanleyi
New Latin name Gallus lafayettii
Common name Nederlands: Ceylonhoen
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallus_stanleyi_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ17000083.tif

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. The specific name of the Sri Lankan junglefowl commemorates the French aristocrat Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette.

Sri lankan junglefowl
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