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The Sri Lankan junglefowl is the national bird of Sri Lanka. They diverged from their common ancestor about 4–6 million years ago. [2] Although originating in Asia, remains of junglefowl bones have also been found in regions of Chile, which date back to 1321–1407 CE, providing evidence of possible Polynesian migration through the Pacific ...
The Sri Lankan junglefowl is most closely related to the grey junglefowl, [6] though physically the male resembles the red junglefowl. Female Sri Lankan junglefowl are very similar to those of the grey junglefowl. Like the green junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl are island species that have evolved side by side with their similarly stranded ...
The red junglefowl was the primary species to give rise to today's many breeds of domesticated chicken (G. g. domesticus); additionally, the related grey junglefowl (G. sonneratii), Sri Lankan junglefowl (G. lafayettii) and the Javanese green junglefowl (G. varius) have also contributed genetic material to the gene pool of the modern chicken ...
Subfamily Phasianinae (pheasants, peafowl, junglefowl, monals, and tragopans) Polyplectron Temminck, 1807 (peacock-pheasants) Gallus Brisson, 1760 (junglefowl, including the domestic chicken) Ithaginis Wagler, 1832; Pucrasia Gray, 1841 (koklass pheasant) Tragopan Cuvier, 1829 non Gray 1841 (tragopans) Lophophorus Temminck, 1813 non Agassiz ...
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However, the time of divergence between the gray junglefowl and Sri Lankan junglefowl around 1.8 million years ago is more recent than 2.6 million years ago calculated for between the gray junglefowl and red junglefowl. [11] This divergence time supports a sister relationship between gray junglefowl and Sri Lankan junglefowl. [11]
Like the related red junglefowl, the breast and ventral regions are a dense, light-absorbing black. Like its closer relative the Sri Lankan junglefowl, the male green junglefowl exhibits vivid 'windows' of bare facial skin that contrast against the dark scarlet red of the face. The green junglefowl exhibits an ice blue center in its comb.
Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus – R; Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii – R; Sri Lanka junglefowl, Gallus lafayetii – R; Kalij pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos – R; Tibetan eared pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani – N V; Cheer pheasant, Catreus wallichii – V r; Mrs Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae – V r; Grey peacock pheasant ...