Galloperdix

Galloperdix
	Red spurfowl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Perdicinae
Genus:	Galloperdix; Blyth, 1845
Species
	Red spurfowl,; Galloperdix spadicea; Painted spurfowl,; Galloperdix lunulata; Sri Lanka spurfowl,; Galloperdix bicalcarata;

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.^[1]

References

^ Gill, F, & Donsker, D. eds. (2010). IOC World Bird Names. Version 2.7. Accessed 15 January 2011.

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