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Hi everyone,
I was poring over the new (seventh) edition of
Pizzey & Knights Field Guide today (a welcome Christmas present, after my
dilapidated second edition recently completely detached itself from its
spine), and I was surprised to read that Red Junglefowl, or 'domestic fowls'
that have "reverted to type of original ancestor" were released on some Gt
Barrier Reef islands in the 19th century, and a population persists in Capricorn
Group (Q) islands. I visit the region every year in winter and invariably
sojourn on Great Keppel Island, but I've never heard a mention of a feral
Junglefowl population on the islands. Does anyone know which island(s) the Red
Junglefowl inhabit, and how large the population is? Also, what are some good
spots to search for the ferals?
Thanks in advance,
Regan S.
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