Stats

Lifespan

5-10 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Flock

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Group defense

Status

Common

About

An ancient Swedish landrace breed prized for its wildly unpredictable plumage, since no two flower hens are ever patterned quite alike. Nearly went extinct in the 1970s before a rediscovered flock of about 100 birds saved the breed.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A large clutch of eggs sits in a shallow ground scrape, incubated by the hen until the brood hatches together.
2. 2.
   hatchling chick

   A downy chick leaves the nest within hours of hatching and pecks for food alongside the hen.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A juvenile grows its first body feathers, learns to fly short bursts, and stays in the brood until fledged.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae

Genus

Gallus

Species

Gallus gallus