Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)

Query: Gallus gallus

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Subject:	Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)
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English: Gallus lafayetii = Gallus lafayetii (Sri Lanka Junglefowl)
Français : Gallus lafayetii = Gallus lafayetii (Coq de Lafayette)
Date 1849
Source Iconographie ornithologique
Author Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet Des Murs (1804-1878)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallus_lafayetii_1849.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.

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