Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

A wild type Red Junglefowl cock, with a second picture showing the colors on his back
Photos courtesy of H. S. Wong

Red Junglefowl are the ancestors of all our domestic chickens. They were first domesticated in Asia, where they are native. Some of the less specialized domestics, such as some Games and the Brown Leghorns, retain color patterns very similar to that of their wild ancestors.

These birds are the easiest to maintain and breed in captivity of all the Junglefowl.

Red Junglefowl are feral on several Hawaiian Islands.

Here's an SPPA article on Red Junglefowl conservation.

Red Junglefowl Links:

United Junglefowl Association

Dan Cowell's page on Red Junglefowl

PROTOCHICKEN: Red Junglefowl DNA shows that it is ancestor to all domestic chickens

Kong's Red Junglefowls

South Yeo Farm East

Red Junglefowl at Green Valley Stables

Eclipse plumage is found in Red Junglefowl -- the first shot is of a male in eclipse plumage and the second shot a male in normal full plumage
Photos courtesy of Pam Marshall

Here's the 2 males separated by a hen -- the eclipse bird is on the right
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall

Craig Russell's male
Photo courtesy of Nicole Reggia

Red Junglefowl males from Laos (left) and Thailand
Photos courtesy of Kong Vang

Indian Red Junglefowl
Photos courtesy of Tomas Condon

A painting of a Red Junglefowl cock
Image © Lisa Marie Sault Sanfilipo

Another pair of Red Junglefowl
Photos courtesy of Frank Pytellek

Here's another Red Junglefowl, a cockerel
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall

Theodor Voise's Red Junglefowl
Photos courtesy of Steve Johnson

From Sweden, a trio of Red Junglefowl
Photo courtesy of Annette Adolfsson

An eight-month-old pair of wildform Red Junglefowl from eggs taken in the wild in Malaysia
Photos courtesy of H. S. Wong

More shots of the same pair
Photos courtesy of H. S. Wong

Red Junglefowl chicks
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall

Red Junglefowl chicks, 3 weeks, 2 weeks and 1 week old
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall

A dorsal view of the same 3 chicks
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall

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