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The Painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) belongs to the family Phasianidae under the order Galliformes.

Painted spurfowl taxonomy

The Phasianidae is a family of ground-living birds like partridges, tragopans, 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 Perdicinae was described by Thomas Horsfield in 1821.

The subfamily Perdicinae comprises twenty-five genera, including genus Galloperdix. This genus was introduced by Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873), an English zoologist, in the year 1845.

The genus Galloperdix is polytypic and comprises three species, viz., Galloperdix spadicea, Galloperdix lunulata and Galloperdix bicalcarata.

The species Galloperdix lunulata was introduced by Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865), a French zoologist, in the year 1825.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Galloperdix lunulata
Species:	G. lunulata
Genus:	Galloperdix
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Phasianidae
Order:	Galliformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by Koshy Koshy

2.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by Sumeet Moghe

3.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by Wouter van der Ham

4.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by L. Shyamal

5.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by L. Shyamal

6.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by Nagesh.kamath

7.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by L. Shyamal

8.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by Subramanya C K

9.Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
Image by Allan Hopkins

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1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/41530789954/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Koshy Koshy | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/8/18
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Painted_Spurfowl.jpg (cropped)
Author: Sumeet Moghe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/8/18
3.Image source: https://observation.org/foto/view/12812771 (cropped)
Author: Wouter van der Ham | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 6/8/18
4.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PaintedSpurfowlMF2crop.jpg (cropped)
Author: L. Shyamal | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/8/18
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Author: L. Shyamal | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/8/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Nagesh.kamath | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 6/8/18
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Author: L. Shyamal | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/8/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Subramanya C K | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/8/18
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Author: Allan Hopkins | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 6/8/18
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Painted spurfowl

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The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) belongs to the family of pheasants, Phasianidae. The painted spurfowl are found in the peninsular India. They occur in the rocky terrains and dry scrub forests in the hills of central India, Rajastan and southern India.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluated the painted spurfowl species as of "Least Concern".

The G. lunulata are small birds and may reach up to 35 cm. in length and weigh 225 to 300 grams. The male spurfowl are slightly larger than the females, a characteristic of the family Phasianidae. The male spurfowl have two to four spurs on their tarsus and females have one or two of the spurs.
The male birds are colorful, the tail being black and the back being dark brown. The plumage and feathers of G. lunulata have white spotting. The female spurfowl are dull in color with sparse spotting.

The Indian G. lunulata inhabit dry scrub jungles in rocky, hilly terrain. They are seen in pairs or as small groups in the undergrowth. They feed on berries, seeds, tubers, drupes, small mollusks, insects and flowers. These birds are monogamous. The female incubates the eggs and both the parents take care of the chicks.

Indian bird - Painted spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata

Sumeet Moghe | CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/1/18

Biological classification of G. lunulata
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Perdicinae
Genus:	Galloperdix
Species:	G. lunulata
Binomial name:	Galloperdix lunulata
Distribution:	southern India; central India;
Feeding habits:	seeds, berries, fruits, insects and flowers;
IUCN status listing:	Least Concern

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