▁Within ▁f lock s , ▁male ▁red ▁j ung lef ow l ▁exhib it ▁domin ance ▁hier arch ies ▁and ▁dominant ▁males ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁larger ▁comb s ▁than ▁sub ordinate ▁males . ▁Red ▁j ung lef ow l ▁typically ▁live ▁in ▁f lock s ▁of ▁one ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁males ▁and ▁several ▁females . ▁M ales ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁occur ▁alone ▁than ▁are ▁females . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁▁ ▁M ales ▁make ▁a ▁food - related ▁display ▁called ▁" tid b itting ", ▁performed ▁upon ▁finding ▁food ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁female . ▁The ▁display ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁co ax ing , ▁cl uck - like ▁calls , ▁and ▁eye - catch ing ▁b ob bing ▁and ▁tw itch ing ▁mot ions ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁neck . ▁During ▁the ▁performance , ▁the ▁male ▁repeatedly ▁pick s ▁up ▁and ▁dro ps ▁the ▁food ▁item ▁with ▁his ▁be ak . ▁The ▁display ▁usually ▁ends ▁when ▁the ▁hen ▁takes ▁the ▁food ▁item ▁either ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁or ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁male ' s ▁be ak . ▁M ating ▁then ▁sometimes ▁occurs . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁areas , ▁red ▁j ung lef ow l ▁bre ed ▁during ▁the ▁dry ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁typically ▁winter ▁or ▁spring . ▁This ▁is ▁true ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁India , ▁Nep al , ▁Th ailand , ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁La os . ▁However , ▁year - round ▁bre eding ▁by ▁red ▁j ung lef ow l ▁has ▁been ▁documented ▁in ▁pal m - o il ▁plant