<< Red Jungle Fowl

Gallus Gallus

It is found in Himalayas from Jammu & Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, North East and East India and Bangladesh. Found chiefly up to 800m. Fairly common in sal forests.

Male is unmistakable with red comb and wattle elongated rufous – orange and golden – yellow hackles across nape. Female has shawl of elongated feathers across nape. Keeps in small groups usually one cock with several hens.

Breeding January - October. Nests under a bush or bamboo clumps in forest.