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The Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) belongs to the family Phasianidae under the order Galliformes.
Grey junglefowl taxonomy
The Phasianidae is a family of ground-living birds like partridges, tragopans, pheasants, peafowls and chickens.The family Phasianidae was first introduced by Thomas Horsfield M.D. (May 12, 1773 – July 24, 1859), an American physician and naturalist, in the year 1821.
The family Phasianidae is tentatively divided into four subfamilies, viz., Perdicinae, Meleagridinae, Phasianinae and Tetraoninae. The subfamily Phasianinae was described by Thomas Horsfield.
The subfamily Phasianinae comprises sixteen genera, including genus Gallus. The genus Gallus was introduced by Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806), a French zoologist and natural philosopher, in the year 1760.
The genus Gallus is polytypic and comprises four species viz., Gallus gallus, Gallus lafayettii, Gallus varius and Gallus sonneratii. The species Gallus sonneratii (grey junglefowl) was introduced by Coenraad Jacob Temminck (31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858), a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director, in the year 1813.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Gallus sonneratii |
| Species: | G. sonneratii |
| Genus: | Gallus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii 305 Photo by Arshad ameen |
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| 2.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii Photo by Koshy Koshy |
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| 3.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii Photo by Fabrice Stoger |
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| 4.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii female Photo by Yathin S Krishnappa |
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| 5.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii Photo by Anup Hela |
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| 6.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii Photo by VU3SBF |
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| 7.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii Photo by Rajarams90 |
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| 8.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii Female with chick Photo by Mike Prince |
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| 9.Grey junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii egg Photo by Didier Descouens |
1.Grey junglefowl photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Arshad ameen | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/1/18
2.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/26421564728/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Koshy Koshy | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/1/18
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20140307_8901_Tadoba_Coq_de_Sonnerat.jpg (cropped)
Author: Fabrice Stoger | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/1/18
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallus_sonneratii_-_female_(Thattekad),_crop.jpg (cropped)
Author: Yathin S Krishnappa | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/1/18
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Anup Hela | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/1/18
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSC_0995.jpg (cropped)
Author: VU3SBF | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/1/18
7.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jungle_Rooster.jpg (cropped)
Author: Rajarams90 | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/1/18
8.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/23543623814/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/1/18
9.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coq_de_Sonnerat_MHNT.jpg (cropped)
Author: Didier Descouens | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/1/18
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