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- Notes - Scientific name: Gallus gallus gallus Family: Phasianidae Local names: Labuyo (male), Upa (female) (Tag); Manok Ihalas, Ihalas (Vis) Other common names: Wild Junglefowl Conservation status: LC (Least Concern) The Jungle Fowl is found throughout the Philippines, and the males are frequently domesticated by the locals and used for their national pastime of cock-fighting. In this country at least the wild chickens afford the gunner no sport whatever, as they habitually remain within thick tangles of brush where wing-shots are impossible, or if by chance caught in the open they scurry to the nearest thicket. There is no great difficulty, however, in securing specimens, if one cares to kill them sitting. Their flesh is usually tender, and more savoury that that of the domestic birds. The male has a high falsetto voice, resembling very much that of a young domestic cock. Delighting in small growth mixed with a tangle of bamboo and rattan, especially if near cultivated fields, this species generally avoids true forest, unless there be nearby clearings.
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