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Red spurfowl
| Red spurfowl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Galloperdix |
| Species: | G. spadicea
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| Binomial name | |
| Galloperdix spadicea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed partridge. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The legs of both males and females have one or two spurs, which give them their name.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Galloperdix spadicea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679131A92803652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679131A92803652.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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