The Red Junglefowl of the Philippines: Native or Introduced?

The Red Junglefowl of the Philippines--Native or Introduced?---The Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus, is found as a wild bird throughout the Philippine archipelago in suitably forested areas. Rand and Rabor (1960: 414-419) have presented an interesting discussion of the relationships between the wild population and the domesticated fowl in the Philippines, showing that the two types now behave largely as "ecological races." Although some earlier authors believed that there was significant gene flow between the wild and domesticated populations, Rand and Rabor believe that this is not now the case.