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Grey junglefowl

Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 747.8 g to 965 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey junglefowl

Weight
747.8 g – 965 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
20.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src 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

Photos of the grey junglefowl

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Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the grey junglefowl live?

Not recorded

What is the grey junglefowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's junglefowl, is one of the wild ancestors of the domestic chicken together with the red junglefowl and other junglefowls.

The species epithet commemorates the French explorer Pierre Sonnerat. Local names include Komri in Rajasthan, Geera kur or Parda komri in Gondi, Jangli Murghi in Hindi, Raan kombdi in Marathi, Kattu Kozhi in Tamil and Malayalam, Kaadu koli in Kannada and Tella adavi kodi in Telugu.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey junglefowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey_junglefowl&oldid=1343872060), 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.

What does the grey junglefowl sound like?

L. Shyamal · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the grey junglefowl endangered?

The grey 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 grey junglefowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusGallus
  7. SpeciesGallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813

Synonyms Gallus sonneratii sonneratii

Other names and names in other languages (63)
  • Gray junglefowlEnglish
  • Sonnerat's junglefowlEnglish
  • Sonnerat's junglefowlEnglish
  • دجاج الأدغال الرماديArabic
  • دجاج الادغال الرمادىEgyptian Arabic
  • Boz cəngəllik toyuğuAzerbaijani
  • Kékér klauBalinese
  • Сива кокошкаBulgarian
  • ধূসর বনমোরগBangla
  • Kilhog SonneratBreton
  • gall grisCatalan
  • Gall Gris de l'ÍndiaCatalan
  • kur kropenatýCzech
  • kur SonneratůvCzech
  • ceiliog coedwig llwydWelsh
  • Grå JunglehøneDanish
  • SonnerathuhnGerman
  • griza kokoEsperanto
  • Gallo grisSpanish
  • Gallo de SonneratSpanish
  • täpik-džunglikanaEstonian
  • مرغ جنگلی خاکستریPersian
  • harmaaviidakkokanaFinnish
  • Coq de SonneratFrench
  • תרנגול סונרטHebrew
  • תרנגול בר אפורHebrew
  • सलेटी जंगली मुर्गाHindi
  • pjegava kokošCroatian
  • szürke dzsungeltyúkHungarian
  • Gallo grigioItalian
  • ハイイロヤケイJapanese
  • ಬೂದು ಕಾಡು ಕೋಳಿKannada
  • 회색야계Korean
  • pilkoji džiunglinė vištaLithuanian
  • Pelēkā savvaļas vistaLatvian
  • കാട്ടുകോഴിMalayalam
  • राखी रानकोंबडाMarathi
  • राखी रानकोंबडीMarathi
  • Ayam hutan KelabuMalay
  • कालिजNepali
  • SonnerathoenDutch
  • brokadehaneNorwegian
  • ଚିତ୍ରା ଜଙ୍ଗଲୀ କୁକୁଡ଼ାOdia
  • kur siwyPolish
  • گرے جنگی ککڑWestern Panjabi
  • BengalPortuguese
  • galo-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Серый петухRussian
  • Серая джунглевая курицаRussian
  • kura čiarkovanáSlovak
  • soneratova kokošSlovenian
  • Siva divlja kokošSerbian
  • grå djungelhönaSwedish
  • வெள்ளைக் கானாங்கோழிTamil
  • ไก่ป่าเทาThai
  • ไก่ป่าอินเดียThai
  • Gri hint kuşuTurkish
  • Benekli Yaban TavuğuTurkish
  • Hint Yaban Tavuğu (Gri Orman Tavuğu)Turkish
  • курка сіраUkrainian
  • Gà rừng lông xámVietnamese
  • 灰原雞Chinese
  • 灰原鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the grey 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 grey junglefowl?

An adult grey junglefowl weighs 747.8 g – 965 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey junglefowl endangered?

The grey 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 grey junglefowl?

The grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-junglefowl

MLA

“Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-junglefowl.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_junglefowl_2026,
  title = {Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-junglefowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}