Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_red_junglefowl

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

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About Red Junglefowl

Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.

Kauaʻi evidence

Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status N: naturalized resident or reintroduced population. See original island table. The record includes Kauaʻi-specific or clearly defined regional evidence appropriate to its stated occurrence status.

Occurrence evidence

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Names and classification

Scientific name: Gallus gallus
Common names: Red Junglefowl
Family: Phasianidae
Order: Galliformes
Record type: Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: Kauaʻi documented: naturalized resident or reintroduced population (2017 island checklist)
Origin: Introduced
Conservation status: Not assessed
Evidence date: 2026-09-13
Evidence limits: Island occurrence supported by the 2017 checklist; abundance and current year presence are not established here

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Forest · Agricultural areas
Food and resource needs: Diet/effects need Kauai hardening
Reproduction: Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
Shelter: Shelter and structure within forest, agricultural areas.

Threats and conservation

Threats: Not a native recovery target · Key issues are admixture, disease/parasite potential, nuisance, seed/soil effects, and cultural moa context
Conservation actions: Separate cultural/historical moa framing from feral domestic-chicken management and avoid a single native/non-native bin
Monitoring: Track occurrence, abundance, habitat condition, breeding or seasonal use, and significant threats.
Data gaps: Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing: Ancient Introduction Modern Feral Admixed Population
Seasonal description: Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.

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