List of native Philippine chicken breeds

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The domestic chicken breeds native to the Philippine islands include:

NameImageNotes
Banaba [1] Ph banaba fowl.png From Batangas province, Calabarzon. [2] [3]
Bolinao [1] Found in Pangasinan province, Ilocos Region. [2] [4]
Camarines [1] Camsur native chicken strain.png From Bicol region. [2] Used for cock-fighting. [5]
Darag [1] Darag pair.png From Panay Island, Visayas. [2] [6]
Joloanon [ citation needed ] Joloanon fowl pair.png
Paraoakan or Parawakan [1] Parawakan fowl pair.png From Palawan, in Mimaropa region. [2] Black, used for cock-fighting. [7]

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References

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  5. Breed data sheet: Camarines/Philippines. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
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