Gallus gallus
Domestic Fowl
Moa / Moa Rere-vao RR
f.PHASIANIDAE
Pheasants
Gallus gallus
Domestic Fowl
Moa / Moa Rere-vao RR
f.PHASIANIDAE
Pheasants
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. NamesDomestic Fowl EN Chicken EN Chook EN Feral Fowl EN Hen EN Red Junglefowl EN Bankivahuhn DE / Haushuhn DE
Local NamesMoaRR,MG,AT,MT,AK,TNs,TNw,MH,RK,PK,NS Moa Rere-vaoRR Moa Taetae-vaoMK P,?NPL Moa VaoPK,NS ToaPK,NS
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesGallus gallus (accepted name)
, Gallus domesticus
High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, c.Birds, f.Pheasants - Bird
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.AVES, sc.NEOGNATHAE, o.Galliformes, f.PHASIANIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR++++MGPAT++++MKPMTPAKPPL++?MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN+++MH++?RK++?PK++++NS++?SW-
VouchersPK2004
Local OriginIntroduced; Polynesian or Recent; Naturalised
Global RangeNative: se.Asia;
HabitatLand
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesFlesh food
IdentificationNo Content
Similar SpeciesNo Content
Interest NoteNo Content
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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