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[[Image:red_junglefowl_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male : Subspecies ''G. g. murghi''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, [[India]], January-2015]]
 
;[[:Category:Gallus|Gallus]] gallus
 
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[[Image:Red_Junglefowl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Joe Pan <br/>Location:  Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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This bird is a tropical member of the Pheasant family and the direct ancestor of the domestic chicken.
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Male 65–78 cm ; female 41–46 cm<br />
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Male and female birds show very strong sexual dimorphism. Males are much larger; they have large red fleshy wattles on the head and long, bright gold and bronze feathers over the back of the bird from the neck to the lower back. The tail is composed of long, arching feathers that may look black but have blue, purple and green hues. The female's plumage is designed for camouflage as she alone looks after the eggs and chicks. She also has no fleshy wattles on the head.
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'''Male'''
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*Red comb
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During the breeding season, the male birds announce their presence with the well known ''cock-a-doodle-doo'' call.
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*Whitish 'eat' patch
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*Neck area covered in yellow and bronze feathers<br />
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'''Female''' has more cryptic plumage for camouflage
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[[Image:Red_Junglefowl.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male : Subspecies ''G. g. spadiceus''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Joe+Pan|Joe Pan}} <br />Lahad Datu, Sabah, [[Malaysia]], November 2005]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Northeast [[India]] eastwards across southern [[China]] and down into [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], and the [[Philippines]].
 
Northeast [[India]] eastwards across southern [[China]] and down into [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], and the [[Philippines]].
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[[Borneo]] is not in their natural range but they were introduced into oil palm plantations of Eastern Sabah. They have since become firmly established and big flocks of them can be commonly seen in plantations in the Lahad Datu,Kinabatangan and other neighbouring districts.
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They have also been introduced to [[Hawaii]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Image:855 sm filtered.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female : Nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Bahn Song Nok, Phetchaburi Province, [[Thailand]], February 2012]]
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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*''G. g. murghi'' - N India and adjacent Nepal and Bangladesh
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There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. g. spadiceus'' - Myanmar to sw Yunnan, Malay Peninsula and n Sumatra
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*''G. g. murghi'' - Northern [[India]] and adjacent [[Nepal]] and [[Bangladesh]]
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*''G. g. jabouillei'' - N Vietnam to s China (se Yunnan, Guangxi and Hainan I.)
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*''G. g. spadiceus'' - [[Myanmar]] to south-western Yunnan, [[Malay Peninsula]] and northern [[Sumatra]]
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*''G. g. gallus'' - N Indochina to e Thailand
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*''G. g. jabouillei'' - Northern [[Vietnam]] to southern [[China]] (south-eastern Yunnan, Guangxi and Hainan Island)
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*''G. g. bankiva'' - S Sumatra, Java and Bali
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*''G. g. gallus'' - Northern [[Indochina]] to eastern [[Thailand]]
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*''G. g. bankiva'' - Southern Sumatra, [[Java]] and [[Bali]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Tropical lowland forests, secondary, disturbed, evergreen and deciduous forests and forest edges; open grasslands, scrub, jungle, mangroves, orchards and plantations.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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These birds tend not to fly, apart from to reach their roosts at night.
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They can fly much better than domesticated chickens.
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====Diet====
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They are [[Dictionary_M-O#O|Omnivorous]] and will eat whatever they happen upon.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Call''': Typical ''cock-a-doodle-doo'' call.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
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#BF Member observations
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Gallus+gallus}}
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{{GSearch|Gallus_gallus}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gallus]]
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{{Video|Red_Junglefowl}}
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Revision as of 10:00, 16 May 2019

Male : Subspecies G. g. murghi
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, India, January-2015
Gallus gallus

Identification

Male 65–78 cm ; female 41–46 cm
Male

  • Red comb
  • Whitish 'eat' patch
  • Neck area covered in yellow and bronze feathers

Female has more cryptic plumage for camouflage

Male : Subspecies G. g. spadiceus
Photo © by Joe Pan
Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia, November 2005

Distribution

Northeast India eastwards across southern China and down into Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Borneo is not in their natural range but they were introduced into oil palm plantations of Eastern Sabah. They have since become firmly established and big flocks of them can be commonly seen in plantations in the Lahad Datu,Kinabatangan and other neighbouring districts.

They have also been introduced to Hawaii

Taxonomy

Female : Nominate subspecies
Photo © by martinuk
Bahn Song Nok, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand, February 2012

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

Habitat

Tropical lowland forests, secondary, disturbed, evergreen and deciduous forests and forest edges; open grasslands, scrub, jungle, mangroves, orchards and plantations.

Behaviour

They can fly much better than domesticated chickens.

Diet

They are Omnivorous and will eat whatever they happen upon.

Vocalisation

Call: Typical cock-a-doodle-doo call.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
  3. BF Member observations

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