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A bantam is any small variety of fowl, usually of chicken or duck. Most large chicken breeds and several breeds of duck have a bantam counterpart, which is much smaller than the standard-sized fowl, but otherwise similar in most or all respects. A true bantam chicken is naturally small and has no large counterpart.

Etymology

The word bantam derives from the name of the seaport city of Bantam^[1] in western Java, Indonesia. European sailors restocking on live fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in Southeast Asia to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be known as a bantam.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.

Media related to Bantam chicken breeds at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of bantam at Wiktionary

[1] "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.

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+{{Short description|Various breeds of chicken}}
-{{Other uses|Bantam (disambiguation){{!}}Bantam}}
-{{refimprove|date=May 2013}}
+{{more citations needed|date=May 2013}}
+[[File:Sebright chicken.jpg|thumb|The Sebright is a true bantam chicken breed]]
-[[Image:Bantam and standard chicks.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Japanese bantam]] chick (left) is half the size of an [[Orpington (chicken)|Orpington]]]]
+[[Image:Bantam and standard chicks.jpg|thumb|right|[[Japanese bantam]] chick (left) compared to an [[Orpington (chicken)|Orpington]] chick]]
-A '''bantam''' ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: '''Ayam kate''') is any small variety of [[fowl]], especially [[chicken]]s. Most large chicken breeds have a bantam counterpart, sometimes referred to as a ''miniature''. Miniatures are usually one-fifth to one-quarter the size of the standard [[breed]], but they are expected to exhibit all of the standard breed's characteristics.
+A '''bantam''' is any small variety of [[fowl]], usually of [[chicken]] or [[domestic duck|duck]]. Most large chicken breeds and several breeds of duck have a bantam counterpart, which is much smaller than the standard-sized fowl, but otherwise similar in most or all respects. A [[List of true bantam chicken breeds|true bantam]] chicken is naturally small and has no large counterpart.
 ==Etymology==
-The name ''bantam'' is derived  from the [[Banten (town)|city of Bantam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bantam&allowed_in_frame=0 |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |publisher=Etymonline.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>—currently known as "[[Banten]] Province" or previously "Banten Residency"—once a major [[seaport]], in [[Indonesia]]. European sailors restocking on live fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in [[Southeast Asia]] to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be known as a ''bantam''.
+The word ''bantam'' derives  from the name of the [[Banten (town)|seaport city of Bantam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bantam&allowed_in_frame=0 |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |publisher=Etymonline.com |access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> in western [[Java]], [[Indonesia]]. European sailors restocking on live fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in [[Southeast Asia]] to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be known as a ''bantam''.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
-A ''true bantam'' has no large counterpart, and is naturally small.  Such birds are often popular for show purposes. The local list of true bantams can vary between nations and regions due to the availability of the breeds and disputes over what qualifies.
-==Characteristics==
-[[File:Sebright chicken.jpg|thumb|Sebright bantam hens]]
-Bantam chicken eggs are only about a third to half the size of a regular hen egg.
-Bantams have become increasingly popular as pets as well as for show purposes because they are smaller, quieter than stander chickens, and have more varied and exotic colors and feather patterns than other chickens. Breeds such as the [[Sebright chicken|Sebright]], [[Dutch Bantam|Dutch]], and [[Pekin (chicken)|Pekin]] are popular show birds, and are true bantams.
 ==See also==
 * [[List of chicken breeds]]
 * [[American Bantam Association]]
+* [[Call duck]] – bantam breed of duck originally bred to attract wild ducks within the range of hunters with guns, now kept as pets
 * [[Dwarfism in chickens#Bantam dwarfism, dwB|Dwarfism in chickens]]
-* [[Bantam (military)]] - soldiers who did not meet previous height requirements
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-* {{Commons category-inline|Bantams}}
+* {{Commons category-inline|Bantam chicken breeds}}
 * {{wiktionary-inline|bantam}}
 {{True bantams}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Bantam chicken breeds| ]]
 [[Category:Poultry]]
 [[Category:Birds of Europe]]
-[[Category:Birds of Java]]