Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)

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Subject:	Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)
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English: « Gallus stanleyi » = Gallus lafayetii (Sri Lanka Junglefowl) - female
Français: « Gallus stanleyi » = Gallus lafayetii (Coq de Lafayette) - femelle
Date between 1830 and 1832
Source Illustrations of Indian Zoology - volume 1
Author Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallus_lafayetii_Hardwicke.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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