Red Junglefowl
species of bird; ancestor of the chicken
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Summary
Red Junglefowl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,683 views/month, #363 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: organisms known by a particular common name[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Gallus[6]
- Taxon name: Gallus gallus[7]
- Commons category: Gallus gallus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gallus gallus[9]
- Commons gallery: Gallus gallus[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Original combination: Phasianus gallus[14]
- This taxon is source of: chicken[15]
- Short name: G. gallus[16]
- Taxon common name: Red Junglefowl[17], ไก่ป่า[18], Ayam-hutan merah[19], Bankivahuhn[20], Coq bankiva[21], Gallo comune[22], Gallo bankiva[23], Bankivahoen[24], Bankivahøne[25], Bankivahane[26], Банкивская джунглевая курица[27], セキショクヤケイ[28], (kur) bankiwa[29], kur bankivský[30]
- Wingspan: 704 millimetre[31]
- Mass: 844 g[32], 500 g[33]
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Identifiers
Red Junglefowl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 882[34]. Red Junglefowl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9031[35]. Red Junglefowl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9326020[36]. Red Junglefowl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176086[37].
Why It Matters
Red Junglefowl has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]