Red junglefowl
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), also known as the Indian red junglefowl (and formerly the bankiva or bankiva-fowl), is a species of tropical, predominantly terrestrial bird in the fowl and pheasant family, Phasianidae, found across much of Southeast and parts of South Asia. The red junglefowl was the primary species to give rise to today's many breeds of domesticated chicken (G. g. domesticus); additionally, the related grey junglefowl (G. sonneratii), Sri Lankan junglefowl (G. lafayettii) and the Javanese green junglefowl (G. varius) have also contributed genetic material to the gene pool of the modern chicken.
Red junglefowl - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of bird; ancestor of the chicken Not to be confused with Feral chicken . This article may contain an excessive number of citations . Please help improve it by removing low-quality or irrelevant citations or redistributing those citations so there are fewer than four in a row. ( July 2026 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) "},"genus":{"wt":"Gallus"},"species":{"wt":"gallus"},"authority":{"wt":"([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])"},"range_map":{"wt":"Gallus dis
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