India grant to the tribal district of Jhabua in western Madhya Pradesh the GI (geographical indication) tag for kalimasi chicken for having certain characteristics exclusive to the country of origin.

Kalimasi is one of only three varieties of chicken in the world to have black meat, These chickens get the dark staining from melanin and are high in protein and low in fats, including cholesterol.

Kalimasi – Native: Madhya Pradesh, India.
Silkier – Native: China.
Ayyam cemani – Native: Indonesia

kalimasi chicken is an significant indigenous poultry breed that lives in vast regions of western Madhya Pradesh, primarily in the districts of Jhabua and Dhar and adjacent regions of Gujarat. But the pure kalimasi birds are very rarely accessible in Dhar and adjacent regions of Gujarat due to indiscriminate crossbreeding with other races.