Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)

Query: Gallus lafayettii

Result: 14^th of 19

Subject:	Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)
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Gallus lafayetii hens.
Date 1880
Source A history of the birds of Ceylon. Volume 2
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GallusLafayetiiFemale.jpg

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.

Gallus lafayettii
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