Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl.

Subfamilies and genera

• Subfamily Rollulinae
  • Xenoperdix Dinesen et al., 1994 (forest partridges)
  • Caloperdix Blyth, 1861 (ferruginous partridge)
  • Rollulus Bonnaterre, 1791 (crested partridges)
  • Melanoperdix Jerdon, 1864 (black partridge)
  • Arborophila Hodgson, 1837 (hill partridges)
• Subfamily Phasianinae
  • Phasianinae "Erectile clade"
    • Lerwa Hodgson, 1837 (snow partridge)
    • Ithaginis Wagler, 1832 (blood pheasant)
    • Tribe Lophophorini
      • Tragopan Cuvier, 1829 non Gray 1841 (tragopans)
      • Tetraophasis Elliot, 1871 (monal-partridges)
      • Lophophorus Temminck, 1813 non Agassiz 1846 (monals)
    • Pucrasia Gray, 1841 (koklass pheasant)
    • Tribe Tetraonini
      • Meleagris Linnaeus, 1758 (turkeys)
      • Bonasa Stephens, 1819 (ruffed grouse)
      • Tetrastes Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 (hazel grouse)
      • Centrocercus Swainson, 1832 (sage-grouse)
      • Dendragapus Elliot, 1864 (blue grouse)
      • Tympanuchus Gloger, 1841 (prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse)
      • Lagopus Brisson, 1760 (ptarmigans)
      • Falcipennis Elliot, 1864 (Siberian grouse)
      • Canachites Stejneger, 1885 (spruce grouse)
      • Tetrao Linnaeus, 1758 (capercaillies)
      • Lyrurus Swainson, 1832 (black grouse)
    • Rhizothera Gray, 1841
    • Perdix Brisson, 1760 (true partridges)
    • Tribe Phasianini
      • Syrmaticus Wagler, 1832 (long-tailed pheasants)
      • Chrysolophus Gray, 1834 (ruffed pheasants)
      • Phasianus Linnaeus, 1758 (true pheasants)
      • Catreus Cabanis, 1851 (cheer pheasant)
      • Crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838 (eared pheasants)
      • Lophura Fleming, 1822 non Gray, 1827 non Walker, 1856 (gallopheasants)
  • Phasianinae "Nonerectile clade"
    • Tribe Pavonini
      • Rheinardia Maingonnat, 1882 (crested arguses)
      • Argusianus Rafinesque, 1815 (great argus)
      • Afropavo Chapin, 1936 (African peafowl)
      • Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 (Asiatic peafowl)
      • Tropicoperdix Blyth, 1859
      • Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879 (crimson-headed partridge)
      • Galloperdix Blyth, 1845 (Indian spurfowls)
    • Tribe Polyplectronini
      • Polyplectron Temminck, 1807 (peacock-pheasants)
    • Tribe Gallini
      • Bambusicola Gould, 1863 (bamboo partridges)
      • Gallus Brisson, 1760 (junglefowl, including the domestic chicken)
      • Peliperdix Bonaparte, 1856 (Latham's francolin)
      • Ortygornis Reichenbach, 1852
      • Francolinus Stephens, 1819
      • Campocolinus Crowe et al., 2020
      • Scleroptila Blyth, 1852
    • Tribe Coturnicini
      • Tetraogallus Gray, 1832 (snowcocks)
      • Ammoperdix Gould, 1851 (see-see and sand partridges)
      • Synoicus Bosc, 1792
      • Margaroperdix Reichenbach, 1853
      • Coturnix Garsault, 1764 (typical Old World quails)
      • Alectoris Kaup, 1829 (rock partridges)
      • Perdicula Hodgson, 1837 (bush-quails)
      • Ophrysia Bonaparte, 1856 (Himalayan quail)
      • Pternistis Wagler, 1832 (partridge-francolins; African spurfowls)