(gallus gallus)
The Red Junglefowl is the forebearer of all domesticated chickens. Its usual habitat is in forests and forest edges and clearings. These birds were found in Khao Yai National Park. We could often hear them in the forest undergrowth but they were then impossible to see. Fortunately they seem to like crossing the roads. On this occasion the male bird stopped in the middle of the road and waited for the female bird to emerge from the undergrowth and catch up with him.