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Sri Lankan junglefowl, Wilpaththu park, Sri Lanka At first one may think, what is this chicken doing in the jungle, but its actually quite a beautiful bird. It is Sri Lanka's national bird and considered important. They are often seen but hard to get a clear shot from. Asia,Gallus lafayetii,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan Junglefowl,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Sri Lankan junglefowl, Wilpaththu park, Sri Lanka

At first one may think, what is this chicken doing in the jungle, but its actually quite a beautiful bird. It is Sri Lanka's national bird and considered important. They are often seen but hard to get a clear shot from.

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  1. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
    Lion
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    They are quite a beautiful bird. It does greatly resemble some roosters my mother has had in the past :) Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I'll soon show the female, it looks much different from the ordinary chicken :) Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Bagerathan Sivarajah's profile
    Bagerathan Sivarajah
    Snow Leopard
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    We have similar color roosters in home too. But slightly bigger. Posted 10 years ago

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The Sri Lankan Junglefowl

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.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 24, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 07:29.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm