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Taxonomic note
Gallus lafayettii (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously listed as G. lafayetii.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	62,800 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5.57 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally plentiful (Madge and McGowan 2002). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Sri Lanka	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Sri Lanka	Ampara
Sri Lanka	Anaiwilundawa complex
Sri Lanka	Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka	Bodhinagala
Sri Lanka	Bundala complex
Sri Lanka	Delgoda / Kudumiriya / Kobahadukanda
Sri Lanka	Delwela / Panilkanda / Walankanda
Sri Lanka	Dotalugala / Rassagala
Sri Lanka	Gilimale-Eratna
Sri Lanka	Hakgala / Meepilimana
Sri Lanka	Horton plains / Ohiya / Pattipola-Ambewela
Sri Lanka	Kalugala
Sri Lanka	Kandapola-Seethaeliya / Pedro
Sri Lanka	Kantale Tank
Sri Lanka	Karawita
Sri Lanka	Kithulgala
Sri Lanka	Knuckles Range (Knuckles IBA)
Sri Lanka	Labugama
Sri Lanka	Minneriya / Girithale / Kaudulla
Sri Lanka	Morapitiya-Runakanda
Sri Lanka	Morningside and Handapan Ella Plains (Sinharaja IBA)
Sri Lanka	Nakiyadeniya / Kanneliya / Dediyagala
Sri Lanka	Namunukula
Sri Lanka	Padaviya
Sri Lanka	Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
Sri Lanka	Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka	Rugam Tank
Sri Lanka	Senanayake Samudraya / Nilgala
Sri Lanka	Sigiriya
Sri Lanka	Udawalawa
Sri Lanka	Wasgomuwa
Sri Lanka	Yagirala
Sri Lanka	Yala

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sri-lanka-junglefowl-gallus-lafayettii on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.