Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Resident. Himalayas, NE and E India, and Bangladesh. I) Male has rufous - orange hackles, blackish -brown underparts. rutous wing panel, white tail-base. and long greenish - black, sickle-shaped tail. There is an ecl ipse plumage, after the summer moult, when the hackles are replaced by short, dark brown feathers, and the central tail feathers are lacking. Female has 'shawl' of elongated (edged golden-buff, black-centred) feathers. rufous head, and naked reddish face. Immature male much duller than adult male; hackles less developed (with black centres); lacks elongated central tail feathers. Forest undergrowth and scrub.