page_title: Red junglefowl
section_title: Relationship to humans
hierarchical_section_title: Red junglefowl / Relationship to humans
caption_attribution_description: English: A cockerel sitting on a tree and crowing
context_page_description: The red junglefowl is a tropical bird in the family Phasianidae. It ranges across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Red junglefowl are the primary ancestor of the domestic chicken; the grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl have also contributed genetic materials to the gene pool of the chicken.
  Evidence from the molecular level derived from whole-genome sequencing revealed that the chicken was domesticated from red junglefowl about 8,000 years ago, with this domestication event involving multiple maternal origins. Since then, their domestic form has spread around the world where they are kept by humans for their meat and eggs.
context_section_description: The red junglefowl was domesticated for human use around 8,000 years ago as subspecies Gallus gallus domesticus. Known as chickens, they are a major source of food for humans. However, undomesticated red junglefowls still represent an important source of meat and eggs in their endemic range. The undomesticated form is sometimes used in cock-fighting.
caption: Male red junglefowl crowing on a tree branch
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