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Galliformes

Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)

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, 155 species, 399 taxa.
33 species threatened; 1, probably 2, species extinct since 1600.

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1 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)
2 1 1 8 6 Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
4 1 2 1 8 7 Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
0 8 8 Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
10 5 5 8 9 Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
1 1 8 10 Przevalski's Partridge (Alectoris magna)
3 2 1 8 11 Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca)
18 1 7 10 8 12 Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
2 1 1 8 13 Philby's Partridge (Alectoris philbyi)
8 1 5 2 8 14 Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara)
48 1 19 28 8 15 Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
11 8 3 8 16 See-see Partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis)
12 1 6 5 8 17 Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)
28 2 18 8 8 18 Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
0 8 19 Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus)
6 2 3 1 8 20 Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)
43 7 17 19 8 21 Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)
1 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)
5 1 4 8 25 Schlegel's Francolin (Francolinus schlegelii)
0 8 26 Latham's Francolin (Francolinus lathami)
26 1 14 11 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)
6 2 4 8 32 Moorland Francolin (Francolinus psilolaemus)
2 1 1 8 33 Shelley's Francolin (Francolinus shelleyi)
3 1 2 8 34 Orange River Francolin (Francolinus levaillantoides)
3 2 1 8 35 Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)
2 2 8 36 Ahanta Francolin (Francolinus ahantensis)
0 6 37 Grey-striped Francolin (Francolinus griseostriatus)
0 3 38 Nahan's Francolin (Francolinus nahani)
6 1 2 3 8 39 Hartlaub's Francolin (Francolinus hartlaubi)
14 4 10 8 40 Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus)
2 1 1 8 41 Heuglin's Francolin (Francolinus icterorhynchus)
2 1 1 8 42 Clapperton's Francolin (Francolinus clappertoni)
3 1 2 4 43 Harwood's Francolin (Francolinus harwoodi)
14 7 7 8 44 Red-billed Francolin (Francolinus adspersus)
14 11 3 8 45 Cape Francolin (Francolinus capensis)
21 1 16 4 8 46 Natal Francolin (Francolinus natalensis)
2 1 1 8 47 Hildebrandt's Francolin (Francolinus hildebrandti)
12 7 5 8 48 Yellow-necked Francolin (Francolinus leucoscepus)
2 2 8 49 Grey-breasted Francolin (Francolinus rufopictus)
17 1 7 9 8 50 Red-necked Francolin (Francolinus afer)
13 1 9 3 8 51 Swainson's Francolin (Francolinus swainsonii)
3 2 1 8 52 Jackson's Francolin (Francolinus jacksoni)
5 3 2 8 53 Handsome Francolin (Francolinus nobilis)
0 3 54 Mount Cameroon Francolin (Francolinus camerunensis)
0 4 55 Swierstra's Francolin (Francolinus swierstrai)
15 6 9 8 56 Chestnut-naped Francolin (Francolinus castaneicollis)
11 1 5 5 8 57 Erckel's Francolin (Francolinus erckelii)
1 1 2 58 Djibouti Francolin (Francolinus ochropectus)
22 1 10 11 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)
4 1 3 8 63 Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis)
2 2 4 64 Black Wood-partridge (Melanoperdix nigra)
7 2 5 8 65 Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
18 2 15 1 8 66 Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
5 4 1 8 67 Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
4 2 2 8 68 Rain Quail (Coturnix coromandelica)
8 6 2 8 69 Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
5 2 3 8 70 Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)
5 1 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)
7 6 1 8 76 Painted Bush-quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
0 4 77 Manipur Bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis)
0 3 78 Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
0 2 78 Himalayan Quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)
3 1 2 8 79 Common Hill-partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
0 3 80 Sichuan Hill-partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
0 4 81 Chestnut-breasted Hill-partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
3 2 1 4 82 Collared Hill-partridge (Arborophila gingica)
6 1 1 4 8 83 Rufous-throated Hill-partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)
1 1 6 84 White-cheeked Hill-partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
15 2 3 10 6 85 Taiwan Hill-partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
0 4 86 Hainan Hill-partridge (Arborophila ardens)
3 1 2 8 87 Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge (Arborophila javanica)
7 1 6 8 88 Grey-breasted Hill-partridge (Arborophila orientalis)
5 4 1 8 89 Brown-breasted Hill-partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
1 1 6 90 Orange-necked Hill-partridge (Arborophila davidi)
2 2 8 91 Chestnut-headed Hill-partridge (Arborophila cambodiana)
2 2 8 92 Bornean Hill-partridge (Arborophila hyperythra)
3 1 2 8 93 Red-billed Hill-partridge (Arborophila rubrirostris)
11 1 10 8 94 Green-legged Hill-partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
0 6 95 Annam Hill-partridge (Arborophila merlini)
2 1 1 6 96 Chestnut-necklaced Hill-partridge (Arborophila charltonii)
10 9 1 6 97 Ferruginous Wood-partridge (Caloperdix oculea)
1 1 8 98 Crimson-headed Partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps)
26 17 9 6 99 Crested Wood-partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
5 1 2 2 8 100 Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)
4 1 2 1 8 101 Mountain Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
7 1 2 4 8 102 Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracica)
12 5 7 8 103 Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
6 1 5 8 104 Painted Spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata)
2 1 1 8 105 Ceylon Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata)
20 1 5 14 8 106 Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
7 7 4 107 Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
22 6 16 6 108 Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
6 2 4 4 109 Blyth's Tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
16 1 2 13 8 110 Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
10 5 5 4 111 Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
11 1 5 5 8 112 Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
24 5 19 8 113 Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
5 1 4 4 114 Sclater's Monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
5 1 4 4 115 Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
50 7 16 27 8 116 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
34 3 15 16 8 117 Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
22 10 12 8 118 Ceylon Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii)
8 4 4 8 119 Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius)
27 7 20 8 120 Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
44 2 9 33 8 120 Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
3 1 2 7 121 Imperial Pheasant (Lophura imperialis)
10 2 8 3 122 Edwards' Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
12 1 5 6 6 124 Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
5 1 4 4 125 Salvadori's Pheasant (Lophura inornata)
11 2 9 4 127 Crestless Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma)
30 1 6 23 6 128 Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita)
21 2 3 16 6 129 Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi)
8 2 6 4 130 Bulwer's Pheasant (Lophura bulweri)
15 1 2 12 6 131 White Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
8 1 3 4 4 132 Brown Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
6 2 4 8 133 Blue Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
12 1 11 4 134 Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
5 2 3 4 135 Elliot's Pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
6 4 2 6 136 Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
10 1 1 8 6 137 Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
24 1 7 16 6 138 Copper Pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
13 2 11 4 139 Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
58 5 35 18 8 140 Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
8 1 4 3 8 141 Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
21 1 7 13 8 142 Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
10 5 5 8 143 Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
5 1 4 8 144 Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)
9 1 3 5 4 145 Mountain Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
5 1 4 6 146 Germain's Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini)
15 2 4 9 8 147 Grey Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
14 1 4 9 4 148 Malaysian Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)
2 2 3 149 Bornean Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri)
44 1 18 25 4 150 Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron emphanum)
5 5 6 151 Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)
24 2 3 19 6 152 Great Argus (Argusianus argus)
130 8 90 32 8 153 Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
27 11 16 3 154 Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)
9 4 5 4 155 Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis)

Family statistics

38 genera, 155 species

1572 files covering
35 genera	(92%)
136 species	(88%)

817 videos covering
31 genera	(82%)
120 species	(77%)

655 photographs covering
31 genera	(82%)
122 species	(79%)

100 sound recordings covering
25 genera	(66%)
54 species	(35%)

155 136 88 120 77 122 79 54 35

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