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Galloperdix (spurfowl)

Wikipedia Abstract

Galloperdix is a genus of three species of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. These terrestrial birds are restricted to the Indian Subcontinent, with the red spurfowl and painted spurfowl in forest and scrub in India, and the Sri Lanka spurfowl in forests of Sri Lanka. They share the common name "spurfowl" with the African members of the genus Pternistis.
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Species

Galloperdix bicalcarata (Sri Lanka Spurfowl) (Attributes)
Galloperdix lunulata (Painted Spurfowl) (Attributes)
Galloperdix spadicea (Red Spurfowl) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0