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Gallus

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q222951
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Summary

Gallus is a taxon[1]. Gallus ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,461 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Phasianinae[4], Gallini[5]
  • Taxon name: Gallus[6]
  • Commons category: Gallus[7]
  • Taxonomic type: Red Junglefowl[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Junglefowls[9]
  • Commons gallery: Gallus[10]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]
  • Taxon common name: divja kokoš[12]

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Identifiers

Gallus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 879[13]. Gallus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9030[14]. Gallus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2473720[15]. Gallus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176085[16].

Why It Matters

Gallus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Gallus is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Phasianinae, Gallini
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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