Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) - HBW 2, p. 530
French: Coq de Sonnerat
German: Sonnerathuhn
Spanish: Gallo Gris
Other common names: Sonnerat's Junglefowl
Taxonomy: Gallus Sonneratii Temminck, 1813, India.
Forms superspecies with G. gallus and G. lafayetii; hybridizes locally with G. gallus in areas of contact. Monotypic.
Distribution: Peninsular India, S from Gujarat, S Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and mouth of R Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male foraging on the ground Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2001 6 years ago 36 sec 4.8 -
female and chick feeding amongst others Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 14 December 2012 17 weeks ago 33 sec 4.7 -
Two views of a male feeding. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 40 sec 4.6 -
A male foraging with females, becoming alert as another male arrives. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 31 sec 4.6 -
A male feeding next to a female, which is expelled by a second male. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 46 sec 4.5 -
Several males and females foraging on the ground. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 43 sec 4.4
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male showing its colors canon eos 40d SIGMA 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM bird birds India nature wildlife
Locality Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 26 April 2010 2 years ago 4.7 -
A male walking.
Locality Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 29 April 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
A male bird foraging
Locality Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 2 years ago 4 -
Adult female, foraging in the forest.
Locality Mahabaleshwar, Satara District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
Ryan Brookes 25 July 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A male
Locality Pegumbuhalla, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 15 October 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
This photo took at SACON campus. Hen: white breast with blackish borders to the feathers producing a scaly pattern.
Locality Anaikatty, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Mohamed Samsoor Ali 20 January 2013 8 weeks ago 3.9
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Several calls of a male.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Calling inmorning. Actual pauses between calls much longer than given here Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
A male giving calls Locality Switzerland
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 January 2006 3 years ago 3
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