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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