About the Green Junglefowl
The green junglefowl, also known as Javan junglefowl, forktail or green Javanese junglefowl, is the most distantly related and the first to diverge at least 4 million years ago among the four species of the junglefowl. Hybridization with domestic chicken has also been reported. Green junglefowl is a medium-sized bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.
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The colouration of the green junglefowl is sexually dimorphic. The male's plumage is dark and blackish at a distance. A closer view reveals an iridescent mantle of gleaming scales reminiscent in colour and pattern to those seen in the ocellated turkey and green peafowl. Each scale is vivid blue at its base and moves through various shades of gold and bronzed green. Specialized plumes framing the throat of the male green junglefowl are highly light-reflective and appear violet at the proximal and sky blue at the distal edges.
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Where the Green Junglefowl lives
When to see the Green Junglefowl
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiAs with other junglefowl, the Sri Lankan junglefowl is strongly sexually dimorphic; the male is much larger than the female, with more vivid plumage and a highly exaggerated wattle and comb.
Grey JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiThe male has a black cape with ochre spots and the body plumage on a grey ground colour is finely patterned.
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusThe species exhibits significant sexual dimorphism.
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