Grey Junglefowl

Gallus sonneratit

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Resident. Peninsular India. Male has 'shawl' of white and pale golden-yellow spotting; band of golden-yellow spotting on scapulars. grey underparts. and long sickle-shaped, purplish-black tail. Eclipse male has shorter, brownish-black neck hackles. and shorter tail. Female is similar to Red Junglefowl. but has buffish face, bold white streaking on underparts. and yellowish (rather than greyish) legs. Immature male resembles adult male, but has much -reduced 'shawl' of yellowish-white spotting, smaller comb and wattles, and has shorter tail. Forest undergrowth, secondary growth and bamboo thickets.