Listen to the grey junglefowl
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About the grey junglefowl
The grey junglefowl is a bird in the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 965 g.
What does the grey junglefowl sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's junglefowl, is one of the wild ancestors of the domestic chicken together with the red junglefowl and other junglefowls.
The species epithet commemorates the French explorer Pierre Sonnerat. Local names include Komri in Rajasthan, Geera kur or Parda komri in Gondi, Jangli Murghi in Hindi, Raan kombdi in Marathi, Kattu Kozhi in Tamil and Malayalam, Kaadu koli in Kannada and Tella adavi kodi in Telugu.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a grey junglefowl sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the grey junglefowl on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the grey junglefowl endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the grey junglefowl as “least concern”.
What family does the grey junglefowl belong to?
The grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- Greyjunglefowl1 by L. Shyamal – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q304434 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Grey junglefowl – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Yathin S Krishnappa – CC BY-SA 3.0