Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Galloperdix bicalcarata - Galloperdrix de Ceylan

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phasianidés

  • Genus
    :

    Galloperdix

  • Species
    :

    bicalcarata

Descriptor

Forster, JR, 1781

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 36 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 200 à 368 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Galloperdrix de Ceylan
♂ adult
Galloperdrix de Ceylan
♂ adult

Sri Lanka Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Galloperdrix de Ceylan,
  • Faisancillo de Ceilán,
  • perdiz-cingalesa,
  • Ceylonspornhuhn,
  • Ceylondwergfazant,
  • Gallopernice di Sri Lanka,
  • ceylondvärgfasan,
  • Dråpesporehøne,
  • bažantík perlavý,
  • kur dvouostruhý,
  • Sri Lanka-sporehøne,
  • srilankanpyyfasaani,
  • perdiu d'esperons de Sri Lanka,
  • kuropatwiak cejloński,
  • Белогорлая шпорцевая куропатка,
  • セイロンケズメシャコ,
  • 斯里兰卡鸡鹑,
  • 斯里蘭卡雞鶉,

Voice song and cries

Galloperdrix de Ceylan
♀ adult

Habitat

Galloperdrix de Ceylan
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Galloperdrix de Ceylan
published: - Updated: 13-07-2007
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