Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Photographed in wild,
St Thomas US Virgin Islands Dec 2012 Mar 2015
This bird occupies a wide range of habitat throughout
its broad range. From sea level to over 6,000 ft, they are found in nearly all
tropical to subtropical habitats. Rolling hills of bamboo forests and other
secondary growth is preferred. Males form harems of 3-4 hens and breeding
begins as early as January. Nests with 5-6 eggs are placed under a bush or in a
bamboo clump and the hen alone cares for the young.
Introduced to the Dominican Republic and spread
throughout the West Indies. Bread as a farm fowl for their eggs and meat.
Juvenile in top picture, adult in lower
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