Gallus

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q222951
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Gallus

Summary

Gallus is a taxon[1]. Gallus ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,194 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gallus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gallus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Gallus belongs to the parent taxon Phasianinae[5].
  • Gallus is classified within Gallini[6].
  • Gallus's scientific name is Gallus[7].
  • Gallus's Commons category is recorded as Gallus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Gallus is Red Junglefowl[9].
  • Gallus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Junglefowls[10].
  • Gallus's Commons gallery is recorded as Gallus[11].
  • Gallus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Gallus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'divja kokoš'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gallus is Gallus[7]. Gallus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Phasianinae[5] and Gallini[6]. The taxonomic type of Gallus is Red Junglefowl[9]. Gallus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'divja kokoš'}[13].

Identifiers

Gallus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 879[14]. Gallus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9030[15]. Gallus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2473720[16]. Gallus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176085[17].

Why It Matters

Gallus ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,194 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2] Gallus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Gallus is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d 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
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