Red Junglefowl Chick
Gallus gallus (chick)
Newly hatched red junglefowl chicks stay close to cover in warm forest edges, thickets, and village-margin scrub. They feed by pecking tiny seeds, shoots, and small invertebrates from leaf litter. Their downy brown-and-cream pattern helps them blend into the ground while they freeze or dart after the hen’s calls. A notable fact is that they are precocial, able to walk and feed themselves within hours of hatching.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Red Junglefowl Chick
- Red Junglefowl Juvenile
- Red Junglefowl