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Sri Lanka Junglefowl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q21346306
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Summary

Sri Lanka Junglefowl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,247 views/month, #1,374 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Gallus[6]
  • Endemic to: Sri Lanka[7]
  • Taxon name: Gallus lafayettii[8]
  • Commons category: Gallus lafayettii[9]
  • Commons gallery: Gallus lafayettii[10]
  • Original combination: Gallus lafayetii[11]
  • Taxon common name: Sri Lanka Junglefowl[12], Ceylonhuhn[13], Gallo de Ceilán[14], gall de Sri Lanka[15], ceiliog coedwig Sri Lanka[16], kur srílanský[17], tseiloni džunglikana[18], Flammehane[19], Цейлонская джунглевая курица[20], セイロンヤケイ[21], Sri Lanka-junglehøne[22], srilankanviidakkokana[23], ceyloni tyúk[24], kur cejloński[25]

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Identifiers

Sri Lanka Junglefowl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 367470[26]. Sri Lanka Junglefowl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9032[27]. Sri Lanka Junglefowl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5227767[28]. Sri Lanka Junglefowl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176087[29].

Why It Matters

Sri Lanka Junglefowl has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Sri Lanka

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . On Temminck's tailless Ceylon Junglefowl, and how Darwin denied their existence. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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 6.3. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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