Details
RED JUNGLEFOWL (Gallus gallus) – Jungle Fowl inhabit mature forest, scrub and thick reed breaks, but their favoured habitat is disturbed secondary forest where they feed on any fruits, insects or seeds and grains. Jungle Fowl are normally shy birds, however, the cocks are strongly territorial and advertise their territories with their characteristic crowing call which resound through the forests in areas where they occur and are the surest indication of their presence.
Fact Card
COMMON NAME: Red Junglefowl
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gallus gallus
TYPE: Introduced – Extirpated
DIET: Fruits, insects or seeds and grains
SIZE: 70 centimetres (28 inchs)
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Galliformes / FAMILY – Phasianidae / GENUS – Gallus
Video: Red Junglefowl
Audio: Red Junglefowl
IUCN Red List Status
Additional Photographs
Fijian Commemorative Postage Stamp
References
- Dendoktoor (2023). Chicken, Rooster, Brown-black plumage [Photograph]. Pixelbay. https://pixabay.com/photos/chicken-rooster-brown-black-plumage-8139502/
- Dendoktoor (2023). Chicken, Rooster, Close-up image [Photograph]. Pixelbay. https://pixabay.com/photos/chicken-rooster-close-up-8139501/
- ICUN (2016). Gallus gallus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [Photograph]. ICUN. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679199/92806965
- [Macaulay Library]. (2015, March 14). Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus [Audio]. Macaulaylibrary.org. https://ebird.org/species/redjun
- [Macaulay Library]. (2015, December 4). Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus [Video]. Macaulaylibrary.org. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/201537401
- pradipd123 (2022). Junglefowl, Chicken, Rooster [Photograph]. Pixelbay. https://pixabay.com/photos/junglefowl-chicken-rooster-bird-7259391/
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – https://naturefiji.org/
Author: Fiji Journal
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