Poultry : List of domesticated birds

Poultry

Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, meat, feathers, or for Landscaping.

Bird

Wild ancestor

Location

Utilization

Picture

Chicken Red junglefowl Southeast Asia MeatFeathers

Eggs

Ornamentation

Leather

 
Duck Muscovy duck
Mallard
NA

Meat

Feathers

Eggs

 
Emu Emu NA

Meat

Leather

Oil

 
Egyptian goose Egyptian goose Egypt

Meat

Feathers

Eggs

Ornamentation

 
Goose Greylag goose
Swan goose
NA

Meat

Feathers

Eggs

 
Indian peafowl Indian peafowl NA

Meat

Feathers

Ornamentation

Landscaping

 
Mute swan Mute swan NA

Feathers

Eggs

Landscaping

 
Ostrich Ostrich NA

Meat

Eggs

Feathers

Leather

 
Partridge Red legged partridge
Chukar partridge
Grey partridge
France
Afghanistan
United Kingdom

Meat

Eggs

Feathers

Pets

 
Small-billed tinamou Small-billed tinamou South America MeatEggs
Pigeon Rock dove Middle East MeatFeathers Ornamentation  
Quail Japanese quail
Northern bobwhite
Common quail
Japan
Virginia
Europe
MeatEggs

Feathers

Pets

Turkey Wild turkey Mexico MeatFeathers
Edible-nest swiftlet Edible-nest swiftlet Indonesia
Malaysia
Nests  
Grey francolin Grey francolin India
Pakistan
MeatFighting

Pets

Guineafowl Helmeted guineafowl Africa Meat
Pest Consumption
Alarm Calling
Common pheasant Common pheasant Eurasia Meat  
Golden pheasant Golden pheasant Eurasia MeatMainly

Ornamental

Greater rhea Greater rhea South America

Meat

Leather

Oil

Eggs

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