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Poetry


by David Alexander



Red Junglefowl
Found

The range of the wild form stretches from Tamil Nadu, South India,
eastwards across Southern China into Malaysia, the Philippines
and Indonesia. They are omnivorous and feed on insects, seeds
and fruits. Flight is confined to reaching roosting areas at sunset
in trees or other high places relatively safe from ground predators.
The species occupies tropical and subtropical habitats including
mangroves, scrubland and plantations. It seems to prefer flat or
gently sloping terrain, forest edges and secondary forest, or the

foothills of the Himalayas. The species owes its decline to habitat
loss and overhunting for food. Its large range means it does not
approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size
criterion. Although the population is decreasing, the decline
is not sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for
Vulnerable under the population trend criterion.


    

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