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There are five sub-species of red jungle fowl found throughout Asia and they are all the direct ancestors of domestic chickens. Cochin-Chinese red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) are found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam living in forests, mangroves, plantations and scrublands. As with all fowl, the males are larger and more colourful than the females. The males (cocks) moult in the summer with black feathers replacing the bronze on the neck, and lose their long tails. Red junglefowl hens are covered in golden brown feathers and have pale red faces. As they incubate the eggs and care for the chicks alone, this helps camouflage them from predators in the undergrowth.