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 ConsumptionAlarm Calling |
|
Common pheasant | Common pheasant | Eurasia | Meat | |
Golden pheasant | Golden pheasant | Eurasia | MeatMainly
Ornamental |
|
Greater rhea | Greater rhea | South America |
Meat Leather Oil Eggs |