Galliformes
Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
HBW 2, p. 434
- Small to large terrestrial birds, with plump body, short, stout bill, short, rounded wings and short or very long tail; plumage drab or spectacular.
- Old World, with greatest diversity in SE Asia and Africa.
- Open areas or forest, from sea-level up to snow-line.
- 38 genera, 156 species, 399 taxa.
- 32 species threatened; 1, probably 2, species extinct since 1600.
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- 3 2 1 8 1 Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa)
- 7 3 4 8 2 Verreaux's Monal-partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus)
- 0 8 3 Szechenyi's Monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
- 1 1 8 4 Caucasian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caucasicus)
- 1 1 8 5 Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius)
- 6 4 2 8 6 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
- 5 1 3 1 8 7 Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
- 1 1 8 8 Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
- 13 8 5 8 9 Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
- 1 1 8 10 Przevalski's Partridge (Alectoris magna)
- 5 4 1 6 11 Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca)
- 36 2 17 17 8 12 Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
- 4 3 1 8 13 Philby's Partridge (Alectoris philbyi)
- 12 1 7 4 8 14 Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara)
- 67 1 30 36 8 15 Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
- 14 10 4 8 16 See-see Partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis)
- 15 1 7 7 8 17 Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)
- 34 2 24 8 8 18 Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
- 2 1 1 8 19 Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus)
- 7 2 4 1 8 20 Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)
- 54 7 26 21 8 21 Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)
- 3 2 1 4 22 Swamp Francolin (Francolinus gularis)
- 7 4 3 8 23 Coqui Francolin (Francolinus coqui)
- 3 3 8 24 White-throated Francolin (Francolinus albogularis)
- 7 3 4 8 25 Schlegel's Francolin (Francolinus schlegelii)
- 0 8 26 Latham's Francolin (Francolinus lathami)
- 39 1 26 12 8 27 Crested Francolin (Francolinus sephaena)
- 0 6 28 Ring-necked Francolin (Francolinus streptophorus)
- 0 8 29 Finsch's Francolin (Francolinus finschi)
- 1 1 8 30 Red-winged Francolin (Francolinus levaillantii)
- 7 3 4 8 31 Grey-winged Francolin (Francolinus africanus)
- 7 3 4 8 32 Moorland Francolin (Francolinus psilolaemus)
- 5 4 1 8 33 Shelley's Francolin (Francolinus shelleyi)
- 4 1 3 8 34 Orange River Francolin (Francolinus levaillantoides)
- 5 4 1 8 35 Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)
- 2 2 8 36 Ahanta Francolin (Francolinus ahantensis)
- 0 8 37 Grey-striped Francolin (Francolinus griseostriatus)
- 0 3 38 Nahan's Francolin (Francolinus nahani)
- 9 1 5 3 8 39 Hartlaub's Francolin (Francolinus hartlaubi)
- 20 10 10 8 40 Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus)
- 3 2 1 8 41 Heuglin's Francolin (Francolinus icterorhynchus)
- 7 6 1 8 42 Clapperton's Francolin (Francolinus clappertoni)
- 5 1 2 2 4 43 Harwood's Francolin (Francolinus harwoodi)
- 19 10 9 8 44 Red-billed Francolin (Francolinus adspersus)
- 19 13 6 8 45 Cape Francolin (Francolinus capensis)
- 27 1 22 4 8 46 Natal Francolin (Francolinus natalensis)
- 3 2 1 8 47 Hildebrandt's Francolin (Francolinus hildebrandti)
- 22 1 16 5 8 48 Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus leucoscepus)
- 5 5 8 49 Grey-breasted Francolin (Francolinus rufopictus)
- 26 1 14 11 8 50 Red-necked Francolin (Francolinus afer)
- 17 1 12 4 8 51 Swainson's Francolin (Francolinus swainsonii)
- 8 7 1 8 52 Jackson's Francolin (Francolinus jacksoni)
- 6 4 2 8 53 Handsome Francolin (Francolinus nobilis)
- 0 3 54 Mount Cameroon Francolin (Francolinus camerunensis)
- 0 4 55 Swierstra's Francolin (Francolinus swierstrai)
- 19 10 9 8 56 Chestnut-naped Francolin (Francolinus castaneicollis)
- 20 1 8 11 8 57 Erckel's Francolin (Francolinus erckelii)
- 1 1 2 58 Djibouti Francolin (Francolinus ochropectus)
- 31 1 15 15 8 59 Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
- 1 1 8 60 Daurian Partridge (Perdix dauurica)
- 4 1 3 8 61 Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)
- 1 1 6 62 Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris)
- 7 4 3 8 63 Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis)
- 4 2 2 4 64 Black Wood-partridge (Melanoperdix nigra)
- 8 1 2 5 8 65 Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
- 22 3 18 1 8 66 Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
- 7 6 1 8 67 Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
- 4 2 2 8 68 Rain Quail (Coturnix coromandelica)
- 10 8 2 8 69 Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
- 12 2 6 4 8 70 Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)
- 6 2 4 8 71 Asian Blue Quail (Coturnix chinensis)
- 0 8 72 African Blue Quail (Coturnix adansonii)
- 0 6 73 Snow Mountain Quail (Anurophasis monorthonyx)
- 13 2 9 2 8 74 Jungle Bush-quail (Perdicula asiatica)
- 4 1 2 1 8 75 Rock Bush-quail (Perdicula argoondah)
- 13 1 8 4 8 76 Painted Bush-quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
- 0 4 77 Manipur Bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis)
- 0 3 78 Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
- 0 10 79 Rubeho Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix obscurata)
- 0 2 80 Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)
- 6 4 2 8 81 Common Hill-partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
- 0 3 82 Sichuan Hill-partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
- 0 4 83 Chestnut-breasted Hill-partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
- 4 3 1 6 84 Collared Hill-partridge (Arborophila gingica)
- 7 1 2 4 8 85 Rufous-throated Hill-partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)
- 2 2 6 86 White-cheeked Hill-partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
- 18 2 4 12 6 87 Taiwan Hill-partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
- 0 4 88 Hainan Hill-partridge (Arborophila ardens)
- 4 1 3 8 89 Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge (Arborophila javanica)
- 11 2 3 6 8 90 Grey-breasted Hill-partridge (Arborophila orientalis)
- 12 6 6 8 91 Brown-breasted Hill-partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
- 5 1 4 6 92 Orange-necked Hill-partridge (Arborophila davidi)
- 3 1 2 8 93 Chestnut-headed Hill-partridge (Arborophila cambodiana)
- 2 2 8 94 Bornean Hill-partridge (Arborophila hyperythra)
- 3 1 2 8 95 Red-billed Hill-partridge (Arborophila rubrirostris)
- 19 2 17 8 96 Green-legged Hill-partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
- 0 6 97 Annam Hill-partridge (Arborophila merlini)
- 5 1 3 1 6 98 Chestnut-necklaced Hill-partridge (Arborophila charltonii)
- 11 9 2 6 99 Ferruginous Wood-partridge (Caloperdix oculea)
- 1 1 8 100 Crimson-headed Partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps)
- 38 1 19 18 6 101 Crested Wood-partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
- 6 1 3 2 8 102 Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)
- 20 5 5 10 8 102 Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracica)
- 5 1 3 1 8 103 Mountain Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
- 17 7 10 8 105 Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
- 7 2 5 8 106 Painted Spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata)
- 3 1 1 1 8 107 Ceylon Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata)
- 23 1 8 14 8 108 Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
- 7 7 4 109 Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
- 27 1 10 16 6 110 Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
- 8 4 4 4 111 Blyth's Tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
- 22 1 7 14 8 112 Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
- 15 10 5 4 113 Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
- 13 1 5 7 8 114 Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
- 31 2 10 19 8 115 Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
- 5 1 4 4 116 Sclater's Monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
- 8 4 4 4 116 Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
- 77 7 35 35 8 117 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
- 45 3 21 21 8 119 Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
- 20 11 9 8 119 Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius)
- 29 1 16 12 8 120 Ceylon Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii)
- 42 5 14 23 8 122 Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
- 49 2 13 34 8 123 Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
- 3 1 2 7 124 Imperial Pheasant (Lophura imperialis)
- 14 6 8 2 125 Edwards's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
- 34 1 9 24 6 126 Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
- 10 6 4 4 127 Salvadori's Pheasant (Lophura inornata)
- 13 4 9 4 128 Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma)
- 32 1 8 23 6 129 Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita)
- 26 2 5 19 6 130 Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi)
- 8 2 6 4 131 Bulwer's Pheasant (Lophura bulweri)
- 16 1 3 12 6 132 White Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
- 8 1 3 4 4 133 Brown Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
- 7 3 4 8 134 Blue Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
- 21 2 4 15 4 135 Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
- 6 3 3 4 136 Elliot's Pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
- 11 9 2 6 137 Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
- 26 2 3 21 6 138 Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
- 30 1 13 16 6 139 Copper Pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
- 17 4 13 4 140 Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
- 103 6 68 29 8 141 Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- 15 1 10 4 8 142 Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
- 25 1 11 13 8 143 Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
- 12 1 6 5 8 144 Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
- 8 4 4 8 145 Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)
- 13 1 7 5 4 146 Mountain Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
- 8 4 4 6 147 Germain's Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini)
- 44 3 12 29 8 148 Grey Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
- 20 1 8 11 4 149 Malaysian Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)
- 2 2 3 150 Bornean Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri)
- 50 2 22 26 4 151 Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron emphanum)
- 5 5 6 152 Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)
- 29 2 8 19 6 153 Great Argus (Argusianus argus)
- 155 9 114 32 8 154 Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- 33 17 16 3 155 Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)
- 12 6 6 4 156 Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
Family statistics
38 genera, 156 species
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| 35 genera | (92%) |
| 138 species | (88%) |
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