Indian Red Jungle Fowl Secrets You Never Knew. Read This!

• Red Jungle Fowls one of the common birds found in India are the ancestors of our domestic poultry.

• According to one estimation, they seems to be started domesticating at least five thousand years ago in Asia.

• In fact, they choose to lead a social life in well-watered forests in groups.

• These Red Jungle Fowls are Omnivores and their diet consists of insects, fruits and seeds.

• Furthermore, these birds are very shy in nature and tend to flee if they sense anything alarming.

• These birds can also be seen in Himalayan terrain and in states like Odisha and Madhya Pradesh in India.

• Coupled with hunting and hybridisation, they are facing a serious threat of extinction for various reasons.
• Grey Jungle Fowls are slightly longer than Red Jungle Fowls have a special liking for bamboo seeds, prefer to live in forests and abandoned plantations. They roost on trees during night times.