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Junglefowl are the only four living species of bird from the genus Gallus in the bird order Galliformes, and occur in parts of South and Southeast Asia.One of the species in this genus, the red junglefowl, is of historical importance as the direct ancestor of the domestic chicken, although the grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl are likely to have also been involved. [2]
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), also known as the Indian red junglefowl (and formerly the bankiva or bankiva-fowl), is a species of tropical, predominantly terrestrial bird in the fowl and pheasant family, Phasianidae, found across much of Southeast and parts of South Asia.
It is closely related to the red junglefowl (G. gallus), the wild junglefowl from which the chicken was domesticated. However, it is even more closely related to the grey junglefowl. Sri Lankan junglefowl and red junglefowl diverged about 2.8 million years ago, whereas time of divergence between the Sri Lankan junglefowl and grey junglefowl was ...
These comprise the endemic subspecies of buff-banded rail, the introduced green junglefowl and helmeted guineafowl, the white-breasted waterhen, eastern reef egret, nankeen night heron and the introduced Christmas white-eye. Four other introduced species are now extinct in the Islands.
Water rail. Rallus aquaticus: Rallus aquaticus korejewi: Least concern (A) Brown-cheeked rail. Rallus indicus: Least concern (A) Corn crake. Crex crex: Least concern (A) Slaty-breasted rail. Lewinia striata: Least concern Eurasian moorhen. Gallinula chloropus: Eurasian common moorhen Gallinula chloropus chloropus: Least concern Eurasian coot ...
Gallus Brisson, 1760 (junglefowl, including the domestic chicken) Peliperdix Bonaparte, 1856 (Latham's francolin) Ortygornis Reichenbach, 1852 (certain francolins) Francolinus Stephens, 1819 (certain francolins) Campocolinus Crowe et al., 2020 (certain francolins) Scleroptila Blyth, 1852 (certain francolins) Tribe Coturnicini. Tetraogallus Gray ...
Chickens are one of the most common domesticated animals in the world. Here's some fun facts about the bird.
The gray junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's junglefowl, is one of the wild ancestors of the domestic chicken together with the red junglefowl and other junglefowls. The species epithet commemorates the French explorer Pierre Sonnerat .