Meet the Chicken Living in the Forest!! - SRI LANKAN JUNGLEFOWL
Meet the Chicken Living in the Forest!! - SRI LANKAN JUNGLEFOWL
The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii) is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird. It is closely related to the Red junglefowljunglefowl from which the chicken was domesticated.
The male Sri Lankan junglefowl is much larger than the female, with more vivid plumage and a highly exaggerated wattle and comb. The male has orange-red body plumage and dark purple to black wings and tail. The feathers of the mane descending from head to base of the spine are golden, and the face has bare red skin and wattles. The comb is red with a yellow center. The male does not possess an eclipse plumage. The female has dull brown plumage with white patterning on the lower belly and breast, ideal camouflage for a nesting bird.
Sri Lankan junglefowl are primarily terrestrial. They are typically active in the morning and in the evening and spend most of their time foraging for food. If disturbed Sri Lankan junglefowl take off to reach some cover for protection. They usually fly short distances but can fly longer distances in search of better food resources. At night these birds roost up in trees. They can roost singly, in pairs, or in small family groups. Sri Lankan junglefowl communicate with each other vocally. While foraging on the ground, the male utters some short calls ‘kreeu, kreeu, kreeuu’. It also utters high-pitched rooster-like crow ‘cor-cor-chow’ at dawn, often from a tree branch. The female gives some ‘kwikkuk, kwikkukkuk’. The male is more vocal during the breeding season with advertising calls and various sounds during displays, as well as the female with rivals and in territorial defense.
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