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Gallus lafayettii
The male Sri Lankan junglefowl ranges from 66–72 cm in length, resembling a large, muscular rooster. The male has orange-red body plumage, and dark purple to black wings and tail. The feathers of the mane descending from head to base of spine are golden, and the face has bare red skin and wattles. The comb is red with a yellow centre.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting of light forests, scrubs, grasslands, tanks and lagoons. One block is currently opened to the public. Situated in Sri Lanka’s south-east hugging the panoramic Indian Ocean, Yala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and was designated a national park in 1938. Ironically, the park was initially used as a hunting ground for the elite under British rule. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species.
This junglefowl is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2014
Submitted on Feb 14, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you NickKing! Yes, I did not think I would be excited about a fowl, but I did. It was/ is beautiful!
Lovely picture. I love the comb that jungle fowl has, it's a lot prettier than the red jungle fowl we get here in Thailand.