The chicken is the domesticated form of the red junglefowl, originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is one of the most common and widespread domestica
Male and female chicken sitting together
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Comb of female, generally smaller
The red junglefowl, also known as the Indian red junglefowl, is a species of tropical, galliform bird in the phasianid family, found across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
Chicken
…The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the domesticated form of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is one of the most common and widespread…
Male red junglefowl in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Female red junglefowl in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand
In flight, in Assam, India