Second Edit. According to this DNA The Chinese Bamboo Partridge is the closest but because they could not get access to more species samples and they theorized that Galloperdix like the Red Spurfowl are much closer
The genetic link between the Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracica)...
I've seen mixed reports about fertile males from Silver Pheasant/Chicken Cross. I am trying to find what type of birds are closest to the Jungle Fowl or the closest from a divergant time. For example the Commun Pheasant Jungle Fowl diverged about 20,000 YA, 30 MYA for Quails. Within Jungle Fowl...
Thanks, I recently saw some Ringneck/Chicken Hybrid males but they don't seem to sexually active. So no chance of even them breeding back to any of their parent species.