Grey jungle fowls are very common in states like Rajasthan, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
This fowl is grey in colour. The feathers on its wings are black and its belly looks silver. Although they have a shape similar to red jungle fowls, they are slightly longer. These birds are very shy and timid by nature.
Grey jungle fowls eat almost anything they can find, like berries, insects and termites. They have a special liking for bamboo seeds and you can see a lot of them gathering in areas where these seeds are available. These birds prefer to live in forests and abandoned plantations. During the mornings and evenings, they can be seen on roads. But at night, they roost on trees. They make a nest with dry leaves.
These birds are declining in number because of habitat loss and hunting for food.