🐾 Red Junglefowl

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The red junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) is a tropical member of the family Phasianidae. It is the primary progenitor of the domestic chicken (though genetic evidence strongly suggests some past hybridisation with the grey junglefowl as well). The red junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand years ago in Asia. Since then it has spread around the world, and the domestic form is kept globally as a very productive food source of both meat and eggs. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Red Junglefowl — reference photo from iNaturalist — (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julien Renoult · cc-by

Record card

Scientific name	Gallus gallus
Rank	species
Community observations	81,173 research-grade records on iNaturalist

Classification

kingdom Animalia › phylum Chordata › class Aves › order Galliformes › family Phasianidae

Seen in the wild — community photographs

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-02 · Singapore, SG, SG
(c) mmartino26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-09-23 · Kampong Glam, Singapore
(c) robandriesleon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-24 · Marina South, Singapore
(c) Ultraman Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-24 · Singapore Island, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Tristan Png, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-24 · Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Heidi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-04 · Avondale Park, 2020 Devonshire Dr, Denton, TX 76209, USA
(c) georgenaturephotos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-15 · Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
(c) Ben Martin Mortimer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Red Junglefowl photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-04-01 · Downtown Core, Singapur
(c) Karsten Mody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

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