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Painted Spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, A 1825)

The painted spurfowl is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl. It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Galloperdix
Scientific:
  Galloperdix lunulata


Original description

Citation:
  (Valenciennes, A 1825)

Reference:
   Dict. Sci. Nat. [Levrault] 38 p.446

Protonym:
  Perdix lunulata

Type locality:
  Bengal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81568#page/452/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3A5DB01CA96B77AD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3A5DB01C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3A5DB01C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176054

Geographic range:

  • Galloperdix lunulata: semiarid steppes of peninsular India
English:
Painted Spurfowl
Catalan:
Perdiu d'esperons pigallada
Czech:
kur indický
Danish:
Perlesporehøne
German:
Perlspornhuhn
Spanish:
Faisancillo Moteado
Spanish (Spain):
Faisancillo Moteado
Finnish:
kirjopyyfasaani
French:
Galloperdrix lunulée
Croatian:
pjegava trčka
Italian:
Gallopernice pittato
Japanese (romaji):
kuroashikezumeshako
Japanese:
クロアシケズメシャコ
Lithuanian:
Puošnioji pentinuotoji kurapka
Dutch:
Pareldwergfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Perlesporehøne
Norwegian:
Perlesporehøne
Polish:
kuropatwiak siwogłowy
Portuguese:
Perdiz-colorida
Portuguese (Portugal):
perdiz-esporada-pintada
Russian:
Жемчужная шпорцевая курица
Slovak:
bažantík tmavonohý
Serbian:
Belopegava mala kokoš
Swedish:
broksporrhöna
Ukrainian:
Куріпка-шпороніг сіроголова
Chinese:
彩鸡鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
多彩雞鶉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Galloperdrix lunulée ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Galloperdrix lunulée ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 1st edition:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2021:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2022:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2023:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2024:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 3rd edition:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 4th edition:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2015:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2016:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2017:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2018:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Clements, version 2019:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 1.50:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 1.52:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 1.53:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 1.54:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 1.55:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2015:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2016:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2017:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2018:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2019:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2021:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2022:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2023:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
eBird version 2024:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Oriental Bird Club:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Galloperdix lunulata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Galloperdix lunulata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Galloperdix lunulata
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Painted Spurfowl ( Galloperdix lunulata)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Galloperdix lunulata
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Galloperdix lunulata

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: চচত্রা ফনভুযচগ
Bengali (transliteration): citrā banamuragi
Catalan: Perdiu d'esperons pigallada
Czech: kur indický, Kur tríostruhý
Danish: Perlesporehøne
German: Perlspornhuhn
English: Hardwicke's spurfowl, Painted Spurfowl, Painted Superfowl
English, HBW: Painted Spurfowl
English (IOC): Painted Spurfowl
English (United States): Painted Spurfowl
Esperanto: Bunta spronkoko
Spanish: Faisancillo Moteado
Spanish (Spain): Faisancillo Moteado
Spanish (HBW): Painted Spurfowl
Estonian: ehis-kannuskana
Finnish: Kirjopyyfasaani
French: Faisan nain perlé, Galloperdrix lunulée
Croatian: pjegava trčka
Italian: Gallopernice lunulata, Gallopernice pittato, Gallopernice varipinta
Japanese (romaji): kuroashikedumeshako, kuroashikezumeshako
Japanese: クロアシケズメシャコ, クロアシケヅメシャコ
Scientific: Galloperdix lunulata, Perdix lunulata
Lithuanian: Puošnioji pentinuotoji kurapka
Malayalam: പുള്ളി മുള്ളൻകോഴി
Dutch: Pareldwergfazant
Norwegian Nynorsk: Perlesporehøne
Norwegian: Perlesporehøne
Polish: kuropatwiak siwoglowy, kuropatwiak siwogłowy
Portuguese: Perdiz-colorida
Portuguese (Portugal): perdiz-esporada-pintada
Russian: Жемчужная шпорцевая курица, Жемчужная шпорцевая куропатка, Расписная шпорцевая куропатка
Slovak: bažantík tmavonohý
Serbian: Belopegava kokoš, Belopegava mala kokoš
Swedish: Broksporrhöna
Tamil: Varna Sundan Kozhi
Turkish: Boyalı horoz kekliği
Ukrainian: Куріпка-шпороніг сіроголова
Chinese: 彩鸡鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 多彩雞鶉

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