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 |
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