Gallus violaceus

Status: invalid

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Galliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: Galliformes

Familia: Phasianidae
Subfamilia: Phasianinae
Genus: Gallus
Species: Gallus violaceus

Name edit

Gallus violaceus Kelsall, 1891

Type locality edit

⧼Origin⧽ edit

Kangean Islands

Distribution edit

Bali
Madura
Java

Notes edit

Bekisar (the name derived from Kangean language in origin) has three main types that bear its own characteristic, these type particularly known natively as bekisar lembayung. The Gallus violaceus characterized by its beautiful cock's comb, medium-size wattle, shiny and silky violet or indigo feather.

Vernacular names edit

Basa Bali: ᬩᭂᬓᬶᬲᬃᬍᬫ᭄ᬩᬬᬸᬂ (bekisar lembayung)
Bahasa Indonesia: bekisar lembayung
Jawa: ꦧꦼꦏꦶꦱꦂꦊꦩ꧀ꦧꦪꦸꦁ (bekisar lembayung)

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