Field Visit Presentation on Basgamuwa(Sri Lankan Junglefowl)

ENS 512 Biosphere Organization and Functioning: Ecosystems and Populations By .K.S.Sivanesan

PGIS/EN/MSc/ENS/13/13

Sri Lankan Junglefowl

Gallus lafayetii

Gallus lafayetii

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: GalliformesFamily: PhasianidaeSubfamily: PhasianinaeGenus: GallusSpecies: G. lafayetii

Gallus lafayetii•The Sri Lankan Junglefowl also known during the colonial era as the Ceylon Junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird.  • In Sinhala it is known as Wali Kukula and in Tamil it is known as Kaatuk koli.•These photos taken time and date 7.58-8.00am, 29/09/2013

•  The female is much smaller than the male and has no lappets and only a tiny comb, a small purplish-black lump behind the beak . The hen is mostly brown with a darker tail and bold brown and buff barring on the wings 

• SizeMale length: 66 – 72 cm • Female length: 30- 35 cm • Male weight: 790 – 1140 g • Female weight: 510 – 625 g

• The Junglefowl feeds on grain, weed-seeds, berries, various succulent leaves and buds and a large proportion of small animals.

• The main breeding season of the Junglefowl is in the first quarter of each year, but often a second clutch is laid in August-September, and breeding may go on throughout the year.

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Referencehttp://www.sundaytimes.lk/031026/funday/3.htmwww.sundayobserver.lk/2012/04/08/spe03.asphttp://www.dilmahconservation.org/animal-profiles/sri-lankan-jungle-fowl/