Quick facts

Lifespan

30 years

Diet

Insects, especially termites and winged ants that emerge at dawn and dusk

Habitat

Can be found in areas with a mix of both open ground and dense vegetation.

Range

The range of the wild form stretches from India eastwards across Indochina and southern China, into Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia

The Red Jungle Fowl is a tropical bird. They are the primary progenitor of the domestic chicken. The red junglefowl were first domesticated at least 5,000 years ago in India. Since then, their domestic form has spread around the world and is kept globally as a source of meat and egg.