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Green junglefowl

Gallus varius (Shaw, 1798)

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The green junglefowl (Gallus varius) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 767.5 g to 1.06 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green junglefowl (Gallus varius)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green junglefowl

Weight
767.5 g – 1.06 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green junglefowl live?

Not recorded

What is the green junglefowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green junglefowl (Gallus varius), also known as Javan junglefowl, forktail or green Javanese junglefowl, is the most distantly related and the first to diverge at least 4 million years ago among the four species of the junglefowl. Hybridization with domestic chicken has also been reported. Green junglefowl is a medium-sized (up to 75 cm long) bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Green junglefowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_junglefowl&oldid=1355296852), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the green junglefowl endangered?

The green junglefowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the green junglefowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusGallus
  7. SpeciesGallus varius (Shaw, 1798)

Synonyms Gallus furcatus, Gallus javanicus, Phasianus varius

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • دجاج الأدغال الأخضرArabic
  • Kékér ijoBalinese
  • Зелена кокошкаBulgarian
  • gall de JavaCatalan
  • kur zelenýCzech
  • ceiliog coedwig gwyrddWelsh
  • Grøn JunglehøneDanish
  • GabelschwanzhuhnGerman
  • verda kokoEsperanto
  • Gallo de JavaSpanish
  • rohe-džunglikanaEstonian
  • viherviidakkokanaFinnish
  • Coq de JavaFrench
  • Coq vert de JavaFrench
  • תרנגול בר אינדונזיהHebrew
  • zelena kokošCroatian
  • gangatyúkHungarian
  • Ayam hutan hijauIndonesian
  • Ayam-hutan hijauIndonesian
  • Gallo varioItalian
  • Gallo di GiavaItalian
  • Gallo selvatico di GiavaItalian
  • Gallo verdeItalian
  • アオエリヤケイJapanese
  • 녹색야계Korean
  • žalioji džiunglinė vištaLithuanian
  • VorkstaarthoenDutch
  • paradishaneNorwegian
  • kur zielonyPolish
  • galo-verdePortuguese
  • galo-de-javaPortuguese
  • Зелёный петухRussian
  • Зелёная джунглевая курицаRussian
  • Зелёная дикая курицаRussian
  • kura pestráSlovak
  • Zelena divlja kokošSerbian
  • grön djungelhönaSwedish
  • ไก่ป่าชวาThai
  • ไก่ป่าเขียวThai
  • Yeşil Yaban TavuğuTurkish
  • Java Yaban Tavuğu (Yeşil Orman Tavuğu)Turkish
  • курка зеленаUkrainian
  • 綠原雞Chinese
  • 绿原鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the green junglefowl

Other species in the same genus Gallus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green junglefowl?

An adult green junglefowl weighs 767.5 g – 1.06 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green junglefowl endangered?

The green junglefowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the green junglefowl?

The green junglefowl (Gallus varius) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{green_junglefowl_2026,
  title = {Green junglefowl (Gallus varius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-junglefowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}