Junglefowl
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Junglefowl are the four extant species of bird from the genus Gallus in the order Galliformes. They occur in parts of South and Southeast Asia. One of the species in this genus, the red junglefowl, is
Gallus sonneratii female, crop
Gallus distribution
Red Junglefowl 9858, crop
Gallus gallus female Kaeng Krachan
Green junglefowl
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The green junglefowl, also known as Javan junglefowl, forktail or green Javanese junglefowl, is the most distantly related and the first to diverge at least 4 million years ago among the four species
Junglefowl
…genus, the red junglefowl, is of historical importance as the direct ancestor of the chicken, although the grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl are likely to have also been involved. The Sri Lankan junglefowl is the national bird of Sri Lanka. They diverged from their common ancestor about 4–6…
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Gallus varius female in captivity
Green junglefowl male in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia.