Sri Lanka Junglefowl

Gallus lafayettii Lesson, RP, 1831

66–72 cmLength825 gWeight

The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii), also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette's junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order.

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Sri Lanka

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Junglefowl has been recorded at 61 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Yala National ParkSri Lanka1,117 records
Sinharaja Forest ReserveSri Lanka798 records
Bundala NPSri Lanka503 records

More places

Horton Plains National ParkSri Lanka480 records
Sinharaja NP – Kudawa accessSri Lanka436 records
Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka321 records
Uda Walawe NPSri Lanka318 records
Kitulgala – Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest ReserveSri Lanka230 records
Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor CentreSri Lanka197 records
KitulgalaSri Lanka190 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Sri Lanka

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii), also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette's junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order. It is a common endemic bird in Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird. It is closely related to the red junglefowl (G. gallus), the wild junglefowl from which the chicken was domesticated.

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