The Sri Lankan junglefowl, also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette's junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird. It is closely related to the red junglefowl, the wild junglefowl from which the chicken was domesticated. However, a whole-genome molecular study rather show that Sri Lankan junglefowl and grey junglefowl are genetically sister species than with the red junglefowl. Sri Lankan junglefowl and red junglefowl diverged about 2.8 million years ago whereas, time of divergence between the Sri Lankan junglefowl and grey junglefowl was 1.8 million years ago. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Lesson, RP 1831
Reference:
Traité Orn. Tabl. Méth.
livr.7 p.491
Protonym:
Gallus Lafayetii
Type locality:
Ceylon.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111050#page/529/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
E91A2FA8BA33D3DC
Avibase ID:
avibase-E91A2FA8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E91A2FA8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553881
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coq de Lafayette ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coq de Lafayette ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettei) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2021: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ceylon Jungle-fowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ceylon Jungle-fowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayettei) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Gallus lafayettei [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Gallus lafayetii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Gallus lafayetii [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Ceylon Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Sri Lanka Junglefowl ( Gallus lafayetii) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallus lafayetii [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallus lafayetii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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