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Birds

Red
Junglefowl

Least Concern

Decreasing

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

The Red Junglefowl is a tropical member of the Pheasant family. The Red Junglefowl was first raised in captivity at least several thousand years ago in Asia, and the domesticated form has been used all around the world as a very productive food source for both meat and eggs. Some breeds have been specifically developed to produce these.

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Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    বনকুকুৰা
  • Bengali:
    লাল বনমোরগ
  • Bhojpuri:
    जंगली मुर्गा
  • French:
    Coq bankiva
  • Gujarati:
    લાલ જંગલી કૂકડો
  • Hindi:
    मुर्गा (नर), मुर्गी (मादा)
  • Kannada:
    ಕೆಂಪು ಕಾಡುಕೋಳಿ
  • Malayalam:
    ചുവന്ന കാട്ടുകോഴി
  • Marathi:
    कोंबडा (नर), कोंबडी (मादी)
  • Nepali:
    लुइँचे, वन कुखुरा
  • Tamil:
    சிவப்புக் காட்டுக்கோழி
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Taxanomy

GALLIFORMES
PHASIANIDAE
Gallus gallus

Quick Facts
  • This is domesticated species.
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