grey junglefowl
Sonnerat's junglefowl
gallus sonneratii latin

Although mostly seen on the ground, Grey Junglefowl fly into trees to escape predators and to roost.

Peafowl are among the most commonly seen birds in Bandipur along with grey junglefowl, crows and drongos.

It is thought to be ancestral to the domestic chicken, with some hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl.

His name is used in the specific name of the Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii).

Female Sri Lanka Junglefowl are very similar to those of the Grey Junglefowl.

Peafowl, red junglefowl and grey junglefowl are fairly often found, as are also the green pigeon and duck.

Recent genetic analysis has revealed that at least the gene for yellow skin was incorporated into domestic birds through hybridization with the Grey Junglefowl (G. sonneratii).

Abdulali,Humayun (1957) The Grey Junglefowl in Salsette.

Chitampalli,MB (1977) Occurrence of Grey Junglefowl and Red Junglefowl together.

The Sri Lankan Junglefowl is most closely related to the Grey Junglefowl, though physically the male resembles the Red Junglefowl.

The Grey Junglefowl is found mostly in Peninsular India, while the Red Junglefowl is found more along the foothills of the Himalayas.

The Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's Junglefowl, is a wild relative of domestic fowl that is endemic to India.

Tehsin,Raza; Tehsin,Fatema (1990) Jungle Cat Felis chaus and Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii.

The modern chicken is a descendant of Red Junglefowl hybrids along with the Grey Junglefowl first raised thousands of years ago in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

They are one of the more striking New Heritage breeds, resembling Grey Junglefowl in carriage and voice with the bearing and production traits of the old heritage breed the Black Java.

One of the species in this genus, the Red Junglefowl, is of historical importance as the likely ancestor of the domesticated chicken, although it has been suggested the Grey Junglefowl was also involved.

However, recent research has revealed the absence of the yellow skin gene in the wild Red Junglefowl found in domestic birds, which suggests hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl during the domestication of the species.

Subramanian,C; Kambarajan,P; Sathyanarayana,MC (2001) Roosting tree preference by Grey Junglefowl, (Gallus sonneratti) at Theni Forest Division, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, south India.

The modern chicken was believed to have descended from another closely related species of birds, the red junglefowl, but recently discovered genetic evidence suggests that the modern domestic chicken is a hybrid descendant of both the red junglefowl and the grey junglefowl.

Grey Junglefowl, Pompadour Green Pigeon, Crested Honey Buzzard, Egyptian Vulture, Lesser Fish Eagle, Brown Fish Owl, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Peacock, Plain Flowerpecker are found in these hills.

Coenraad Jacob Temminck Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés New species described in this work in 1813 include Madagascar Turtle-dove, Spot-winged Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Picui Ground-dove and Grey Junglefowl.

Other animals sighted are tiger, leopard, Nilgiri tahr, gaur, spotted deer, barking deer, Sambar deer, wild boar, porcupine, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, common langur, bonnet macaque, sloth bear, Grey Junglefowl, Smooth-coated Otter and flying squirrel.

Some of the species found in Bhadra are grey junglefowl, red spurfowl, painted bush quail, emerald dove, southern green imperial pigeon, great black woodpecker, malabar parakeet and hill myna, also the ruby-throated bulbul, shama, malabar trogon, malabar whistling thrush, four species of hornbill and racquet-tailed drongo.

The Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's Junglefowl, is a wild relative of domestic fowl that is endemic to India.