Species group · Birds
Roosters
WAnimals has 2 species of rooster, all in the family Phasianidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 25 countries
- 98 parks
- Weight
- 500 g – 1.2 kg
- Length
- 35 cm – 72 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 – 12 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of roosters on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 25 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
The males display at communal leks at dawn, tails spread into a lyre.
From Black Grouse
Its lek is one of the most impressive natural spectacles in northern Europe: dozens of males gather before dawn in a clearing, fan out their lyre-shaped tails and give a continuous bubbling coo that carries for kilometres.
From Black Grouse
The males at the centre of the arena get most of the matings, and the positions are contested for years: a male can take several seasons to reach the middle.
From Black Grouse
The yellow patch in the centre of the male's red comb is unique among the world's junglefowl and is enough to identify him at a glance.
From Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Its populations fluctuate with the mass flowering of bamboo, which happens every few decades: when the bamboo seeds, the abundance of food triggers a surge in breeding across the whole island.
From Sri Lanka Junglefowl