What is a chickens classification?

Here is the classification of a chicken (scientific name: *Gallus gallus domesticus*):

* Domain: Eukarya (organisms with membrane-bound nuclei)

* Kingdom: Animalia (multicellular organisms that are typically motile and heterotrophic)

* Phylum: Chordata (animals with a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail at some stage in development)

* Class: Aves (birds, characterized by feathers, wings, beaks, and laying hard-shelled eggs)

* Order: Galliformes (ground-dwelling birds, often with heavy bodies and short wings)

* Family: Phasianidae (pheasants and their relatives, including chickens, turkeys, peacocks, and quail)

* Genus: *Gallus* (a genus of jungle fowl)

* Species: *Gallus gallus domesticus* (domesticated chicken)

So, a chicken is a domesticated bird that belongs to the same family as pheasants, turkeys, peacocks, and quail.