Red Junglefowl

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Red Junglefowl October 29, 2026
Camera details
ILCE-7CM2 · FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
600mm f/6.3 1/800 ISO 320

The Red Junglefowl is the wild ancestral source of the domestic chicken. Males have striking red, golden, and iridescent dark plumage, while females are more subtly patterned for concealment. In its native Asian range it inhabits forests and edges, scratching the ground for seeds, fruit, and insects. Free-ranging birds in places such as Hawaii can have domestic ancestry, so appearance alone does not establish genetic purity. This album retains the familiar Red Junglefowl label for these photographs.

Reference: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds