Red junglefowl  (Gallus gallus)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (23/01/07) by John Corder, Vice President of the World Pheasant Association, and Chairman of the European Conservation Breeding Group of the World Pheasant Association.
http://www.pheasant.org.uk

Glossary

Comb: The fleshy crest on the heads of certain birds, especially fowl.
Feral: Previously domesticated animals that have returned to a wild state.
Hackles: Any of the long, slender, often glossy feathers on the neck of a bird, especially a male domestic fowl.
Hybridisation: The process of producing offspring of cross-bred species or subspecies.
Interbreeding: Cross-breeding with a different species or subspecies.
Lappet: Wattle: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly coloured fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards.
Secondary forest: Forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (2001) Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World. Country Life Ltd, London.
  4. Animal Diversity Web (August, 2006)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Gallus_gallus.html
  5. Wild Singapore (August, 2006)
    http://www.wildsingapore.org/chekjawa/text/f223.htm
  6. Genome Sequencing Center (August, 2006)
    http://genome.wustl.edu/genome.cgi?GENOME=Gallus%20gallus
  7. Brisbin, I. (1997) Concerns for the Genetic Integrity and Conservation Status of the Red Junglefowl. SPPA Bulletin, 2 (3): 1 - 2.
  8. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World's Galliformes (August, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/junglefowl_red.html
  9. 2Can Support Portal Bioinformatics: Gallus gallus (chicken) has long been used by biologists to study how embryos develop (August, 2006)
    http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/genomes/eukaryotes/Gallus_gallus.html
  10. Corder, J. (2006) Pers. Comm.
  11. Madge, S. and McGowan, P. (2002) Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse. Helm, London.