Gallus sonneratii
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Maitland, Hand- en standaardboek voor den hoenderliefhebber, pl. XXXII
Old Latin name Gallus sonneratii
New Latin name Gallus gallus domesticus
Common name Nederlands: Kip
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The domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. It is one of the most common and widespread domestic animals. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and their eggs.