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Chicken

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The chicken is the domesticated form of the red junglefowl, native to Southeast Asia. First domesticated around 8,000 years ago, it is one of the most common and widespread domesticated animals in the world. Chickens are kept primarily for their meat and eggs, and also as pets. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Domesticated 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Gallus gallus domesticus 4
Body Size Band
Medium 5
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galliformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Chicken
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Chicken

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Source Chicken (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the domesticated form of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), originally native to Southeast Asia.

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Australia

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Bahrain

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Cyprus

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France

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Georgia

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Israel

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Jordan

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United States

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Yemen

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Sources
1. Chicken (Wikipedia)
  • present tense, global population exceeded 26.5 billion in 2023
  • Article text
    Chickens are relatively large birds, active by day.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 373784
    Chickens are omnivores.
  • Introduction
    The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the domesticated form of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), originally native to Southeast Asia.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Gallus gallus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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4. Wikipedia: Chicken
WikipediaWikidata Q780 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: gallus gallus
Quote, Row: gallus gallus
362 Nonpasseriformes Galliformes Phasianidae "Grouse, pheasants and partridges" 11 BL3 Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl 30 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 30 Omnivore Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0 751.72 Dunning08 1
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Wikidata: Chicken
Child Taxon Of: Galliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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