Gallus gallus
Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), also known as the Indian red junglefowl (and formerly the bankiva or bankiva-fowl), is a species of tropical, galliform bird in the phasianid family, found across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
The red junglefowl was the primary species to give rise to today's many breeds of chicken (G. g. domesticus). Lesser contributions came from the grey junglefowl (G. sonneratii), Sri Lankan junglefowl (G. lafayettii) and the Javanese green junglefowl (G. varius). Whole genome sequencing has revealed that the chicken was first domesticated from red junglefowl ca. 8,000 years ago, with this domestication event involving multiple maternal origins.
The domesticated variant is raised worldwide by humans in their tens of billions for their meat, eggs, colourful plumage and companionship. The wild form of G. gallus is sometimes used in zoos, parks or botanical gardens as a form of pest control, similarly to—and often kept with—the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) or the helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).
The red junglefowl was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 14 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 21 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 22 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 23 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 24 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 25 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Nanchang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Coimbatore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chandigarh | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Junglefowl sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 357 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red Junglefowl in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Junglefowl sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 25
Of the 25 parks where we can rate Red Junglefowl sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 13th at about 30%. The best odds are in Kaziranga National Park (India, about 70%), Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 60%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Red Junglefowl that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Kalij Pheasant (about 30%), Rufous-throated Hill Partridge (about 10%) and Grey Peacock-Pheasant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Junglefowl is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (357 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
