Galloperdix
Genus of birds
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Taxonomy
The genus Galloperdix was introduced in 1845 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth to accommodate a single species, the red spurfowl, which is therefore the type species. The genus name combines the Latin word gallus for a "farmyard cock" with perdix meaning "partridge".
The genus Galloperdix is sister to the genus Polyplectron and together they form a clade that is sister to Haematortyx.
The genus contains three species:
- Red spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Painted spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata
- Sri Lanka spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
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