Red Junglefowl

species of bird; ancestor of the chicken
Taxon taxon Q184774
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Red Junglefowl

Summary

Red Junglefowl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,733 views/month, #363 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Red Junglefowl's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Red Junglefowl's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[4].
  • Red Junglefowl is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Red Junglefowl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Red Junglefowl is classified within Gallus[7].
  • Red Junglefowl's scientific name is Gallus gallus[8].
  • Red Junglefowl's Commons category is recorded as Gallus gallus[9].
  • Red Junglefowl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gallus gallus[10].
  • Red Junglefowl's Commons gallery is recorded as Gallus gallus[11].
  • Red Junglefowl's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Red Junglefowl's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Red Junglefowl's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Red Junglefowl's original combination is recorded as Phasianus gallus[15].
  • Red Junglefowl's this taxon is source of is recorded as chicken[16].
  • Red Junglefowl's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. gallus'}[17].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Junglefowl'}[18].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ไก่ป่า'}[19].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Ayam-hutan merah'}[20].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bankivahuhn'}[21].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coq bankiva'}[22].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gallo comune'}[23].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gallo bankiva'}[24].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bankivahoen'}[25].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bankivahøne'}[26].
  • Red Junglefowl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Bankivahane'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Red Junglefowl is Gallus gallus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Gallus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ไก่ป่า'}[19], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Ayam-hutan merah'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bankivahuhn'}[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coq bankiva'}[22], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gallo comune'}[23].

Identifiers

Red Junglefowl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 882[28]. Red Junglefowl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9031[29]. Red Junglefowl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9326020[30]. Red Junglefowl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176086[31].

Why It Matters

Red Junglefowl ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,733 views/month, #363 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of taxon, organisms known by a particular common name
    Wikidata description species of bird; ancestor of the chicken
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