Examples
Bird | Wild ancestor | Domestication | Utilization | Picture |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chicken | Red Junglefowl | Southeast Asia | meat, feathers, eggs, ornamentation, leather | |
Duck | Muscovy Duck/Mallard | various | meat, feathers, eggs | |
Emu | Emu | various, 20th century | meat, leather, oil | |
Goose | Greylag Goose/Swan Goose | various | meat, feathers, eggs | |
Indian peafowl | Indian Peafowl | various | meat, feathers, ornamentation, landscaping | |
Mute swan | Mute Swan | various | feathers, eggs, landscaping | |
Ostrich | Ostrich | various, 20th century | meat, eggs, feathers, leather | |
Pigeon | Rock Dove | Middle East | meat, feathers, ornamentation | |
Turkey | Wild Turkey | Mexico | meat, feathers | |
Guineafowl | Helmeted guineafowl | Africa | meat, pest consumption, and alarm calling | |
Common Pheasant | Common Pheasant | Eurasia | meat | |
Golden Pheasant | Golden Pheasant | Eurasia | meat, mainly ornamental | |
Rhea | Rhea | various, 20th century | meat, leather, oil, eggs |
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