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Leghorn

breed of chicken
Class type of: chicken Q636806

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
chicken breed
Subclass of
chicken
Age of onset of sexual maturity
17.5 week[8]
Country of origin
Italy[3]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[4]
Does not have characteristic
broodiness[7]
FAO risk status
not at risk (2007)[6]
Has characteristic
oviparity[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leghorn en Leghorns (poultry) ar لجرن ar اللجرن ar الليغهورن ar الليجهورن cs Leghornka da Italiener de Italiener de Weißes Leghorn el Λέγκχορν fa لگرن he לגהורן it galline livornesi it gallina livornese it Livorno (pollo) it polli livornesi it pollo livornese ja ホワイトレグホン ja レグホーン・チキン
🔖 Identifiers · 14
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85075797
GND ID
4248908-8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Leghorn.jpg ↗
BVPB authority ID
106569
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1EIgyJ
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
60243
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/leghorn
FAST ID
995623
Freebase ID
/m/029dmc
Georgian Encyclopedia ID
29311
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
leghorn
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
leggorn-6f32a1
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J9U entity ID
987007560401005171
Yale LUX ID
concept/24739c5e-2c60-4626-a48c-f55d264f3e8c

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🔗 Connections
Country of origin 1
Italy
Does not have characteristic 1
broodiness
Has characteristic 1
oviparity
Named after 1
Foghorn Leghorn
Subclass of 1
chicken
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Summary

Leghorn is a chicken breed[1]. Leghorn is a type of chicken[2].

Body

Discovery and Description

Things named for Leghorn include Foghorn Leghorn[9], an anthropomorphic chicken[10].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Leghorn include Foghorn Leghorn[9], an anthropomorphic chicken[10].

Related Entities

Italy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . fao.org. fao.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 106569
    "Created claim: BVPB authority ID: 106569, batch #294593"
  2. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1EIgyJ
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 19w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → De-Leghornhuhn.ogg
    "Created claim: Pronunciation audio: De-Leghornhuhn.ogg"
  4. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 2136481
    FAO risk status → not at risk
    Instance of → chicken breed
    Does not have characteristic → broodiness
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007560401005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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