grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 882^nd of 1524

Subject:	grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist Creator:Lizars
Description
Gallus sonneratii
Date 1833-1866
Source/Photographer Jardine, The naturalist's library, III p. 186 pl. XII
Old Latin name Gallus sonneratii
New Latin name Gallus sonneratii
Common name Nederlands: Sonnerathoen
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallus_sonneratii_-_1833-1866_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ17000015.tif

The grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's junglefowl, is one of the wild ancestors of domestic fowl. Grey junglefowls are endemic to India, and even today they are found mainly in peninsular India and towards the northern boundary.

iconographia zoologica
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