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The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii sometimes spelled Gallus lafayetii), ... This species is found from sea-level up to 2000 metres of elevation. [7]
Junglefowl are the only four living species of bird from the genus Gallus in the bird order Galliformes, and occur in parts of South and Southeast Asia.One of the species in this genus, the red junglefowl, is of historical importance as the direct ancestor of the domestic chicken, although the grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl are likely to have also been involved. [2]
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), also known as the Indian red junglefowl (and formerly the bankiva or bankiva-fowl), is a species of tropical, predominantly terrestrial bird in the fowl and pheasant family, Phasianidae, found across much of Southeast and parts of South Asia.
Photos from researchers show the “large” woodland animal.
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When scientists spotted the lurking creature, they discovered a new species. Researchers ventured into the Andes Mountains in northwestern Venezuela on two wildlife surveys in 2015 and 2016 ...
The new species belongs to a group of animals notorious for their bites, researchers said. Fanged creature — with 6 eyes — found hiding in garage in Ecuador. It’s a new species
35 species are confirmed as endemic, [1] the latest addition being the Sri Lanka shama, which previously considered as a subspecies of the white-rumped shama. The other resident species are also found in the nearby Indian mainland, but over 80 have developed distinct Sri Lankan races. Some of these races are very different in their plumage ...