Chicken Facts

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes
Order: Galliformes 
Suborder: Galli
Families: Megapodiidae (mound birds, two tribes); Cracidae (curassows, two tribes); Phasianidae (grouse, three tribes), with subfamilies Perdicinae (three tribes), Tragopaninae; Phasianidae, with subfamilies Meleagridinae (turkeys), Argusianinae (argus pheasant), Pavoninae (peafowl), Afropavoninae (congo peacocks), Numidinae (guinea fowl), Phasianinae (pheasant)
Geographical location: Chickens and pheasant originated in Southeast Asia from the wild jungle fowl
Habitat: The original habitat of chickens and pheasant was the warm region of Southeast Asia and now has spread worldwide; 
Life span: Chickens will live about four years
Special anatomy: Males are very colorful; females tend to be dull and drab-colored