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Galloperdix

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Perdicinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Galliformes

Family
  
Phasianidae

Scientific name
  
Galloperdix

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Sri Lanka spurfowl, Red spurfowl, Painted spurfowl

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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.

References

Galloperdix Wikipedia