Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)
GenusGallus (a genus of birds)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl) :
1: Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)
22 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Cockerel among group of hens
Image 1: Cockerel - lateral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
RBST Rare Breeds of Britain 77pp, Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gallus gallus (Chicken, Poultry, Red Jungle-fowl)
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