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Subspecies: There are five subspecies with variation in size of facial wattles & combs, length and color of the neck hackles in males. Cochin-Chinese (G. g. gallus), Burmese (G.g. spadiceus), Tonkinese (G. g. jabouillei), Indian (G. g. murghi) and Javan (G. g. bankiva).

Range: Throughout most of southeast Asia, from Paksitan and India eastward and south through Sumatra and Indonesia; domesticated form found worldwide.

Habitat: Varied, most types of forests present in southeast Asia, field edges, groves and scrubland.

Status in Wild: Generally considered common and widespread, but there is a strong possibility that a large number of wild birds have bred with feral domestic chickens.

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Photo Credits
(l to r): 1-3, John Corder; 4-5, Jan Harteman.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Gallus gallus Images - Images of this species located at the Phasianidae group on flickr.
• Red Junglefowl - ARKive species factsheet.
• Red Junglefowl - BirdLife species factsheet.
• Red Junglefowl - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds.
• Red Junglefowl - The Oriental Bird Club Image Database.
• Wikipedia - Red Junglefowl - Wikipedia's species page.
• World Pheasant Association - Official homepage of the WPA with membership information, activities and more.

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