Spurfowl

Spurfowl

Taxobox
name = Spurfowl


image_caption = Red Spurfowl
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Galliformes
familia = Phasianidae
genus = "Galloperdix"
genus_authority = Blyth, 1845
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* Red Spurfowl,
"Galloperdix spadicea"
* Painted Spurfowl,
"Galloperdix lunulata"
* Sri Lanka Spurfowl,
"Galloperdix bicalcarata"

The spurfowls are the three species of bird in the genus "Galloperdix" of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

These are ground nesting birds. Red Spurfowl and Painted Spurfowl occur in dry scrub-jungle in India, whilst Sri Lanka Spurfowl is endemic to forests in Sri Lanka.

Some species, like the Yellow-necked Spurfowl, have now been reclassified as francolins.


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  • spurfowl — noun Any of three species of bird in the genus Galloperdix of the pheasant family Phasianidae …   Wiktionary

  • Sri Lanka Spurfowl — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • Red Spurfowl — Taxobox name = Red Spurfowl image width = 240px status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Galloperdix species = G. spadicea binomial = Galloperdix… …   Wikipedia

  • Painted Spurfowl — Taxobox name = Painted Spurfowl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Galloperdix species = G. lunulata binomial = Galloperdix lunulata binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Yellow-necked Spurfowl — Taxobox name = Yellow necked Spurfowl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Francolinus species = F. leucoscepus binomial = Francolinus… …   Wikipedia

  • Grey-breasted Spurfowl — Taxobox name = Grey breasted Spurfowl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Francolinus species = F. rufopictus binomial = Francolinus rufopictus… …   Wikipedia

  • Natal Spurfowl — Francolinus natalensis by Claude Gibney Finch Davies Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Ceylon spurfowl — šrilankinė pentinuotoji kurapka statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Galloperdix bicalcarata angl. Ceylon spurfowl vok. Ceylonspornhuhn, n rus. белогорлая шпорцевая куропатка, f pranc. galloperdrix de Ceylan, f ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • painted spurfowl — puošnioji pentinuotoji kurapka statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Galloperdix lunulata angl. painted spurfowl vok. Perlspornhuhn, n rus. жемчужная шпорцевая куропатка, f pranc. galloperdrix lunulée, f ryšiai: platesnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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