Male Junglefowl Stock Photo

The red junglefowl or Gallus gallus is a tropical member of the Phasianidae family. It is ancestor of the domestic chicken, with some hybridization with the grey junglefowl.The red junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand years ago in Asia, then taken around the world, and the domestic form is kept globally as a very productive food source of both meat and eggs. Sometimes, it is called wild cock.