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Pheasants and the jungle fowl

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Pheasants and the jungle fowl, together with other game birds, belong to the order Galliformes. Members of this order differ from most other birds in spending most of their time on the ground rather than perching in trees. While Malaysia's eight pheasant species (which include three endemic species) are rarely seen birds as they live deep in the forest, the red jungle fowl is frequently sighted near forested areas.

  • Information in the full article includes
  • Pheasants and firebacks
  • Angus pheasants
  • Peacock pheasants
  • Bulwer’s pheasants
  • Peafowl
  • The red jungle fowl
Barred button quail

The barred button quail, which is reared for both its meat and its and its very popular tiny, speckled eggs, is one of the few species whose female is more colourful than male.