List of Galliformes


The Galliformes are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution that, with the Anseriformes, belong to the branch Galloanserae. The group have more than 270 living species and includes the megapodes, chachalacas, guans, curassows, turkeys, grouse, New World quails, pheasants, partridges and guineafowl. They are, with Neoaves, the two main lineages of Neognathae. Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive and Paleofile.com websites.

Summary of 2006 [IUCN Red List] categories



Conservation status :

Phylogeny

Living Galliformes based on the work by John Boyd.

Species

Family †[Gallinuloididae] Lucas 1900

Genus †Gallinuloides Eastman 1900
  • * †Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman 1900Genus †Paraortygoides Mayr 2000
  • * †Paraortygoides messelensis Mayr 2000
  • * †Paraortygoides radagasti Dyke & Gulas 2002

Family †[Paraortygidae] Mourer-Chauviré 1992

Genus †Pirortyx Brodkorb 1964
  • *†Pirortyx major Brodkorb 1964Genus †Scopelortyx Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015
  • *†Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015Genus †Paraortyx Gaillard 1908 sensu Brodkorb 1964
  • *†Paraortyx lorteti Gaillard 1908
  • *†Paraortyx brancoi Gaillard 1908

Family †[Quercymegapodiidae] Mourer-Chauviré 1992

Genus †Taubacrex de Alvarenga 1988

Family †[Sylviornithidae] Mourer-Chauviré et Balouet 2005

Genus †Megavitiornis Worthy 2000

Family [Megapodiidae] Lesson, 1831

Genus †Mwalau Worthy et al. 2015

Family [Cracidae] Rafinesque, 1815

Genus †Archaealectrornis Crowe & Short 1992

Family [Numididae] de Selys Longchamps, 1842

Genus Guttera Wagler 1832

Family [Odontophoridae] Gould, 1844

Genus †Miortyx Miller 1944
  • * †Miortyx teres Miller 1944
  • * †Miortyx aldeni Howard 1966Genus †Nanortyx Weigel 1963
  • * †Nanortyx inexpectatus Weigel 1963Genus †Neortyx Holman 1961
  • * †Neortyx peninsularis Holman 1961Subfamily Ptilopachinae Bowie, Coehn & Crowe 2013
  • * Genus Ptilopachus Swainson 1837
  • ** Nahan's partridge, Ptilopachus nahani B2ab
  • ** Stone partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus
  • *** P. p. brehmi Neumann 1908
  • *** P. p. major Neumann 1908
  • *** P. p. florentiae Ogilvie-Grant 1900
  • *** P. p. petrosus Subfamily Odontophorinae Gould 1844
  • * Genus Rhynchortyx Ogilvie-Grant 1893
  • ** Tawny-faced quail, Rhynchortyx cinctus
  • *** R. c. pudibundus Peters 1929
  • *** R. c. cinctus
  • *** R. c. australis Chapman 1915
  • * Genus Oreortyx Baird 1858
  • ** Mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus
  • *** O. p. pictus non Peters
  • *** O. p. plumifer
  • *** O. p. russelli Miller 1946
  • *** O. p. eremophilus van Rossem 1937
  • *** O. p. confinis Anthony 1889
  • * Genus Dendrortyx Gould 1844
  • ** Bearded wood partridge, Dendrortyx barbatus Gould 1846 A2cd+3 cd+4 cd;B1ab;C2a
  • ** Buffy-crowned wood partridge, Dendrortyx leucophrys
  • *** D. l. leucophrys
  • *** D. l. hypospodius Salvin 1896
  • ** Long-tailed wood partridge, Dendrortyx macroura
  • *** D. m. macroura
  • *** D. m. griseipectus Nelson 1897
  • *** D. m. diversus Friedmann 1943
  • *** D. m. striatus Nelson 1897
  • *** D. m. inesperatus Phillips 1966
  • *** D. m. oaxacae Nelson 1897
  • * Genus Philortyx Gould 1846 non Des Murs 1854
  • ** Banded quail, Philortyx fasciatus
  • * Genus Colinus Goldfuss 1820
  • ** †Colinus eatoni Shufeldt, 1915
  • ** †Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
  • ** †Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
  • ** Crested bobwhite, Colinus cristatus
  • *** C. c. mariae Wetmore 1962
  • *** C. c. panamensis Dickey & van Rossem 1930
  • *** C. c. decoratus
  • *** C. c. littoralis
  • *** C. c. cristatus
  • *** C. c. horvathi
  • *** C. c. barnesi Gilliard 1940
  • *** C. c. sonnini
  • *** C. c. mocquerysi
  • *** C. c. leucotis
  • *** C. c. badius Conover 1938
  • *** C. c. bogotensis Dugand 1943
  • *** C. c. parvicristatus
  • ** Spot-bellied bobwhite, Colinus leucopogon
  • *** C. l. incanus Friedmann 1944
  • *** C. l. hypoleucus
  • *** C. l. leucopogon
  • *** C. l. leylandi
  • *** C. l. sclateri
  • *** C. l. dickeyi Conover 1932
  • ** Black-throated bobwhite, Colinus nigrogularis
  • *** C. n. caboti van Tyne & Trautman 1941
  • *** C. n. persiccus van Tyne & Trautman 1941
  • *** C. n. nigrogularis
  • *** C. n. segoviensis Ridgway 1888
  • ** Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
  • *** C. v. graysoni subspecies-group
  • **** C. v. graysoni
  • **** C. v. nigripectus Nelson 1897
  • *** C. v. pectoralis subspecies-group
  • **** C. v. pectoralis
  • **** C. v. godmani Nelson 1897
  • **** C. v. minor Nelson 1901
  • **** C. v. thayeri Bangs & Peters 1928
  • *** C. v. coyolcos subspecies-group
  • **** C. v. nelsoni
  • **** C. v. insignis Nelson 1897
  • **** C. v. salvini Nelson 1897
  • **** C. v. coyolcos
  • **** C. v. harrisoni Orr & Webster 1968
  • **** C. v. atriceps
  • *** C. v. virginianus subspecies-group
  • **** C. v. aridus Aldrich 1942
  • **** C. v. cubanensis
  • **** C. v. floridanus
  • **** C. v. maculatus Nelson 1899
  • **** C. v. virginianus
  • **** C. v. taylori Lincoln 1915
  • **** C. v. texanus
  • * Genus Callipepla Wagler 1832
  • ** †Callipepla shotwelli
  • ** Scaled quail/blue quail Callipepla squamata
  • *** C. s. pallida Brewster 1881
  • *** C. s. hargravei Rea 1973
  • *** C. s. castanogastris Brewster 1883
  • *** C. s. squamata
  • ** Elegant quail, Callipepla douglasii
  • *** C. d. douglasii
  • *** C. d. bensoni Ridgway 1887
  • *** C. d. vanderbilti
  • *** C. d. teres
  • ** California quail, Callipepla californica
  • *** C. c. brunnescens
  • *** C. c. canfieldae
  • *** C. c. californica
  • *** C. c. catalinensis
  • *** C. c. achrustera
  • ** Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii
  • *** C. g. gambelii
  • *** C. g. ignoscens Friedmann 1943
  • *** C. g. fulvipectus Nelson 1899
  • *** C. g. stephensi Phillips 1959
  • * Genus Cyrtonyx Gould 1844
  • ** †Cyrtonyx cooki Wetmore, 1934
  • ** Ocellated quail, Cyrtonyx ocellatus A3cd
  • ** Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae
  • *** C. m. mearnsi Nelson 1900
  • *** C. m. montezumae
  • *** C. m. rowleyi Phillips 1966
  • *** C. m. sallei Verreaux 1859
  • * Genus Dactylortyx Ogilvie-Grant 1893
  • ** Singing quail, Dactylortyx thoracicus
  • *** D. t. pettingilli Warner & Harrell 1957
  • *** D. t. thoracicus
  • *** D. t. sharpei Nelson 1903
  • *** D. t. paynteri Warner & Harrell 1955
  • *** D. t. devius Nelson 1898
  • *** D. t. melodus Warner & Harrell 1957
  • *** D. t. chiapensis Nelson 1898
  • *** D. t. dolichonyx Warner & Harrell 1957
  • *** D. t. salvadoranus Dickey & van Rossem 1928
  • *** D. t. fuscus Conover 1937
  • *** D. t. conoveri Warner & Harrell 1957
  • * Genus Odontophorus Vieillot 1816
  • ** Spotted wood quail, Odontophorus guttatus
  • ** Marbled wood quail, Odontophorus gujanensis
  • *** O. g. castigatus Bangs 1901
  • *** O. g. marmoratus
  • *** O. g. medius Chapman 1929
  • *** O. g. gujanensis
  • *** O. g. buckleyi Chubb 1919
  • *** O. g. rufogularis Blake 1959
  • *** O. g. pachyrhynchus Tschudi 1844
  • *** O. g. simonsi Chubb 1919
  • ** Starred wood quail, Odontophorus stellatus
  • ** Spot-winged wood quail, Odontophorus capueira
  • ** Black-eared wood quail, Odontophorus melanotis Salvin 1865
  • *** O. m. verecundus Peters 1929
  • *** O. m. melanotis Salvin 1865
  • ** Rufous-fronted wood quail, Odontophorus erythrops Gould 1859
  • *** O. e. parambae Rothschild 1897
  • *** O. e. erythrops Gould 1859
  • ** Stripe-faced wood quail, Odontophorus balliviani Gould 1846
  • ** Chestnut wood quail, Odontophorus hyperythrus Gould 1858
  • ** Dark-backed wood quail, Odontophorus melanonotus Gould 1861 B1ab
  • ** Rufous-breasted wood quail, Odontophorus speciosus Tschudi 1843
  • *** O. s. soderstromii Lönnberg & Rendahl 1922
  • *** O. s. speciosus Tschudi 1843
  • *** O. s. loricatus Todd 1932
  • ** Tacarcuna wood quail, Odontophorus dialeucos Wetmore 1963 D2
  • ** Gorgeted wood quail, Odontophorus strophium B1ab
  • ** Venezuelan wood quail, Odontophorus columbianus Gould 1850
  • ** Black-breasted wood quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus Salvin 1867
  • ** Black-fronted wood quail, Odontophorus atrifrons Allen 1900 B1ab
  • *** O. a. atrifrons Allen 1900
  • *** O. a. variegatus Todd 1919
  • *** O. a. navai Aveledo & Pons 1952

Family [Phasianidae] Horsfield, 1821

[Phasianidae] incertae sedis

  • “Alectoris” pliocaena Tugarinov 1940b
  • “Gallus” beremendensis Jánossy 1976b
  • “Gallus” europaeus Harrison 1978Genus †Bantamyx Kuročkin 1982
  • * †Bantamyx georgicus Kuročkin 1982Genus †Diangallus Hou 1985
  • * †Diangallus mious Hou 1985Genus †Lophogallus Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2010
  • * †Lophogallus naranbulakensis Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2010Genus †Megalocoturnix Sánchez Marco 2009
  • * †Megalocoturnix cordoni Sánchez Marco 2009Genus †Miophasianus Brodkorb 1952
  • * †M. altus Lambrecht 1933
  • * †M. maxima Brodkorb 1964
  • * †M. medius Lambrecht 1933Genus †Palaeocryptonyx Depéret 1892
  • * †P. donnezani Depéret 1892
  • * †P. edwardsi Ballmann 1969a
  • * †P. grivensis Ennouchi 1930
  • * †P. minor
  • * †P. novaki Sánchez Marco 2009
  • * †P. subfrancolinus Genus †Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards 1869
  • * †P. brevipes Milne-Edwards 1869 emend. Paris 1912
  • * †P. gallica Milne-Edwards 1869 non Lydekker 1891
  • * †P. joleaudi Ennouchi 1930
  • * †P. media Milne-Edwards 1871 nomen nudum
  • * †P. phasianoides Milne-Edwards 1869
  • * †P. prisca
  • * †P. volans Göhlich & Pavia 2008Genus †Plioperdix Kretzoi 1955
  • * †P. africana Mourer-Chauviré & Geraads 2010
  • * †P. crassipes
  • * †P. hungarica Zelenkov & Panteleyev 2014
  • * †P. kormosi Genus †Rustaviornis Burchak-Abramovich & Meladze 1972
  • * †Rustaviornis georgicus Burchak-Abramovich & Meladze 1972Genus †Schaubortyx Brodkorb 1964
  • * †Schaubortyx keltica Brodkorb 1964Genus †Shandongornis Yeh 1997
  • * †S. shanwanensis Yeh 1997
  • * †S. yinansis Hou 2003Genus †Shanxiornis Wang et al. 2006
  • * †Shanxiornis fenyinis Wang et al. 2006Genus †Tologuica Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2009
  • * †T. aurorae Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2009
  • * †T. karhui Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2009

Subfamily Rollulinae

Genus Melanoperdix Jerdon 1864

Subfamily [Phasianinae]

Genus Tropicoperdix Blyth 1859
  • * Chestnut-necklaced partridge, Tropicoperdix charltonii C2a
  • ** T. c. charltonii
  • ** T. c. atjenensis Meyer de Schauensee & Ripley 1940
  • ** T. c. graydoni
  • * Green-legged partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus Blyth 1859
  • ** T. c. chloropus Blyth 1859
  • ** T. c. tonkinensis
  • ** T. c. cognacqi Delacour & Jabouille 1924
  • ** T. c. merlini Delacour & Jabouille 1924
  • ** T. c. vivida
  • ** T. c. peninsularis
  • ** T. c. olivacea Delacour & Jabouille 1928Tribe Coturnicini Bonaparte 1854
  • * Genus Ammoperdix Gould 1851
  • ** See-see partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis
  • ** Sand partridge, Ammoperdix heyi
  • *** A. h. heyi
  • *** A. h. nicolli Hartert 1919
  • *** A. h. cholmleyi Ogilvie-Grant 1897
  • *** A. h. intermedius Hartert 1917
  • *Genus Synoicus Bosc 1792
  • **Brown quail, Synoicus ypsilophora Bosc 1792
  • *** S. y. raaltenii
  • *** S. y. pallidior
  • *** S. y. saturatior
  • *** S. y. dogwa
  • *** S. y. plumbea
  • *** S. y. monticola
  • *** S. y. mafulu
  • *** S. y. australis
  • *** S. y. ypsilophora Bosc 1792
  • **Blue quail, Synoicus adansonii
  • ** King quail, Synoicus chinensis
  • *** E. c. chinensis
  • *** E. c. trinkutensis Richmond 1902
  • *** E. c. lineata
  • *** E. c. novaeguineae Rand 1941
  • *** E. c. papuensis Mayr & Rand 1936
  • *** E. c. lepida Hartlaub 1879
  • *** E. c. australis Gould 1865
  • *** E. c. colletti Mathews 1912
  • ** Snow Mountain quail, Synoicus monorthonyx
  • * Genus Margaroperdix Reichenbach 1853
  • ** Madagascan partridge, Margaroperdix madagascarensis
  • * Genus Coturnix Garsault 1764
  • ** †Canary Islands quail, Coturnix gomerae Jaume, McMinn & Alcover 1993
  • ** Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
  • *** C. c. coturnix
  • *** C. c. conturbans Hartert 1917
  • *** C. c. inopinata Hartert 1917
  • *** C. c. africana Temminck & Schlegel 1849
  • *** C. c. erlangeri Zedlitz 1912
  • ** Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel 1849
  • ** Stubble quail, Coturnix pectoralis Gould 1837
  • ** †New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard 1832
  • ** Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica
  • ** Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue 1847
  • *** C. d. delegorguei Delegorgue 1847
  • *** C. d. histrionica Hartlaub 1849
  • *** C. d. arabica Bannerman 1929
  • * Genus Tetraogallus Gray 1832
  • ** Caucasian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caucasicus
  • ** Caspian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius
  • *** T. c. tauricus Dresser 1876
  • *** T. c. caspius
  • *** T. c. semenowtianschanskii Zarudny 1908
  • ** Tibetan Snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus Gould 1854
  • *** T. t. tschimenensis Sushkin 1926
  • *** T. t. tibetanus Gould 1854
  • *** T. t. aquilonifer Meinertzhagen & Meinertzhagen 1926
  • *** T. t. yunnanensis Yang & Xu 1987
  • *** T. t. henrici Oustalet 1892
  • *** T. t. przewalskii Bianchi 1907
  • ** Altai Snowcock, Tetraogallus altaicus
  • ** Himalayan Snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis Gray 1843
  • *** T. h. sauricus Potapov 1993
  • *** T. h. sewerzowi Zarudny 1910
  • *** T. h. incognitus Zarudny 1911
  • *** T. h. himalayensis Gray 1843
  • *** T. h. grombczewskii Bianchi 1898
  • *** T. h. koslowi Bianchi 1898
  • * Genus Alectoris Kaup, 1829
  • ** †Alectoris bavarica Ballmann, 1969
  • ** †Alectoris peii Hou, 1982
  • ** †Alectoris baryosefi Tchernov, 1980
  • ** Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala
  • *** A. m. melanocephala
  • *** A. m. guichardi Meinertzhagen 1951
  • ** Przevalski's partridge, Alectoris magna
  • *** A. m. magna
  • *** A. m. lanzhouensis Liu, Huang & Wen 2004
  • ** Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca
  • *** A. g. saxatilis
  • *** A. g. graeca
  • *** A. g. orlandoi Priolo 1984
  • *** A. g. whitakeri Schiebel 1934
  • ** Chukar, Alectoris chukar
  • *** A. c. kleini Hartert 1925
  • *** A. c. cypriotes Hartert 1917
  • *** A. c. kurdestanica Meinertzhagen 1923
  • *** A. c. sinaica
  • *** A. c. werae
  • *** A. c. koroviakovi
  • *** A. c. subpallida
  • *** A. c. falki Hartert 1917
  • *** A. c. dzungarica Sushkin 1927
  • *** A. c. pallida
  • *** A. c. pallescens
  • *** A. c. chukar
  • *** A. c. potanini Sushkin 1927
  • *** A. c. pubescens
  • ** Philby's partridge, Alectoris philbyi Lowe, 1934
  • ** Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara
  • *** A. b. koenigi
  • *** A. b. spatzi
  • *** A. b. barbara
  • *** A. b. barbata
  • ** Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa
  • *** A. r. rufa
  • *** A. r. hispanica
  • *** A. r. intercedens
  • * Genus Ophrysia Bonaparte 1856
  • ** Himalayan quail, Ophrysia superciliosa D
  • * Genus Perdicula Hodgson 1837
  • ** Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica
  • *** P. a. punjaubi Whistler 1939
  • *** P. a. asiatica
  • *** P. a. vidali Whistler & Kinnear 1936
  • *** P. a. vellorei Abdulali & Reuben 1965
  • *** P. a. ceylonensis Whistler 1936
  • ** Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah
  • *** P. a. meinertzhageni Whistler 1937
  • *** P. a. argoondah
  • *** P. a. salimalii Whistler 1943
  • ** Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
  • *** P. e. blewitti
  • *** P. e. erythrorhyncha
  • ** Manipur bush quail, Perdicula manipurensis Hume 1881 C2a
  • *** P. m. inglisi
  • *** P. m. manipurensis Hume 1881
  • * Genus Pternistis Wagler 1832
  • ** Scaly spurfowl, Pternistis squamatus
  • *** P. s. squamatus
  • *** P. s. schuetti
  • *** P. s. maranensis
  • *** P. s. usambarae
  • *** P. s. uzungwensis
  • *** P. s. doni
  • ** Ahanta spurfowl, Pternistis ahantensis
  • *** P. a. hopkinsoni
  • *** P. a. ahantensis
  • ** Grey-striped spurfowl, Pternistis griseostriatus
  • ** Hartlaub's spurfowl, Pternistis hartlaubi
  • ** Double-spurred spurfowl, Pternistis bicalcaratus
  • *** P. b. ayesha
  • *** P. b. bicalcaratus
  • *** P. b. ogilviegranti
  • ** Heuglin's spurfowl, Pternistis icterorhynchus
  • ** Clapperton's spurfowl, Pternistis clappertoni
  • *** P. c. clappertoni
  • *** P. c. koenigseggi
  • *** P. c. heuglini
  • *** P. c. sharpii
  • *** P. c. nigrosquamatus
  • *** P. c. gedgii
  • ** Harwood's spurfowl, Pternistis harwoodi
  • ** Hildebrandt's spurfowl, Pternistis hildebrandti
  • *** P. h. altumi
  • *** P. h. hildebrandti
  • *** P. h. johnstoni
  • ** Jackson's spurfowl, Pternistis jacksoni
  • ** Handsome spurfowl, Pternistis nobilis
  • ** Mount Cameroon spurfowl, Pternistis camerunensis
  • ** Swierstra's spurfowl, Pternistis swierstrai
  • ** Chestnut-naped spurfowl, Pternistis castaneicollis
  • *** P. c. ogoensis
  • *** P. c. castaneicollis
  • *** P. c. kaffanus
  • *** P. c. atrifrons
  • ** Erckel's spurfowl, Pternistis erckelii
  • ** Djibouti spurfowl, Pternistis ochropectus
  • ** Red-billed spurfowl, Pternistis adspersus
  • *** P. a. adspersus
  • *** P. a. mesicus Clancey 1996
  • ** Cape spurfowl, Pternistis capensis
  • ** Natal spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis
  • *** P. n. neavei
  • *** P. n. natalensis
  • ** Yellow-necked spurfowl, Pternistis leucoscepus
  • ** Grey-breasted spurfowl, Pternistis rufopictus
  • ** Red-necked spurfowl, Pternistis afer
  • *** P. a. harterti Reichenow 1909
  • *** P. a. cranchii
  • *** P. a. leucoparaeus
  • *** P. a. melanogaster Neumann 1898
  • *** P. a. afer
  • *** P. a. swynnertoni Sclater 1921
  • *** P. a. castaneiventer Gunning & Roberts 1911
  • ** Swainson's spurfowl, Pternistis swainsonii
  • *** P. s. lundazi White 1947
  • *** P. s. swainsonii Tribe Gallini Brehm 1831
  • * Genus Bambusicola Gould 1863
  • ** Mountain bamboo partridge, Bambusicola fytchii Anderson 1871
  • *** B. f. fytchii Anderson 1871
  • *** B. f. hopkinsoni Godwin-Austen 1874
  • ** Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracica
  • ** Taiwan bamboo partridge, Bambusicola sonorivox
  • * Genus Gallus Brisson 1760
  • ** †Gallus aesculapii Jánossy 1976
  • ** †Gallus beremendensis Jánossy 1977
  • ** †Gallus georgicus Burchak-Abramovich & Potapova, 1995
  • ** †Gallus imereticus Burchak-Abramovich & Potapova, 1996
  • ** Giant junglefowl, †Gallus karabachensis Baryšnikov & Potapova 1995
  • ** †Gallus kudarensis Burčak-Abramovič & Potapova, 1996
  • ** †Gallus tscheriensis Burčak-Abramovič, 1996
  • ** †Gallus tamanensis Burčak-Abramovič & Potapova, 1996
  • ** Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
  • *** G. g. murghi Robinson & Kloss 1920
  • *** G. g. spadiceus
  • *** G. g. jabouillei Delacour & Kinnear 1928
  • *** G. g. gallus
  • *** G. g. bankiva Temminck 1813
  • ** Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813
  • ** Sri Lanka junglefowl, Gallus lafayetii Lesson, 1831
  • ** Green junglefowl, Gallus varius
  • * Genus Peliperdix Bonaparte 1856
  • ** Latham's francolin, Peliperdix lathami
  • *** P. l. lathami
  • *** P. l. schubotzi
  • *Genus Ortygornis Reichenbach, 1852
  • ** Crested francolin, Ortygornis sephaena
  • *** O. s. grantii
  • *** O. s. rovuma
  • *** O. s. spilogaster
  • *** O. s. zambesiae
  • *** O. s. sephaena
  • **Swamp francolin, Ortygornis gularis
  • ** Grey francolin, Ortygornis pondicerianus
  • *** O. p. mecranensis Zarudny & Harms 1913
  • *** O. p. interpositus Hartert 1917
  • *** O. p. pondicerianus
  • * Genus Francolinus Stephens 1819
  • ** Chinese francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus
  • *** F. p. phayrei
  • *** F. p. pintadeanus
  • ** Painted francolin, Francolinus pictus
  • *** F. p. pallidus
  • *** F. p. pictus
  • *** F. p. watsoni Legge 1880
  • ** Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus
  • *** †F. f. billypayni
  • *** †F. f. ssp.
  • *** F. f. francolinus
  • *** F. f. arabistanicus Zarudny & Harms 1913
  • *** F. f. bogdanovi Zarudny 1906
  • *** F. f. henrici Bonaparte 1856
  • *** F. f. asiae Bonaparte 1856
  • *** F. f. melanonotus Hume 1888
  • * Genus Campocolinus Crowe et al, 2020
  • **Coqui francolin, Campocolinus coqui
  • *** C. c. spinetorum
  • *** C. c. maharao
  • *** C. c. hubbardi
  • *** C. c. coqui
  • ** Schlegel's francolin, Campocolinus schlegelii
  • ** White-throated francolin, Campocolinus albogularis
  • *** C. a. albogularis
  • *** C. a. buckleyi
  • *** C. a. dewittei
  • *Genus Scleroptila Blyth 1852
  • ** Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophorus
  • ** Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii
  • *** S. l. kikuyuensis Ogilvie-Grant 1897)
  • *** S. l. crawshayi
  • *** S. l. levaillantii
  • ** Finsch's francolin, Scleroptila finschi
  • ** Moorland francolin, Scleroptila psilolaemus
  • *** S. p. psilolaema
  • *** S. p. elgonensis
  • ** Orange River francolin, Scleroptila levaillantoides
  • ** Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila africanus
  • ** Shelley's francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi
  • *** S. s. uluensis
  • *** S. s. macarthuri
  • *** S. s. shelleyi
  • *** S. s. whytei
  • ** Archer's francolin, Scleroptila gutturalis
  • *** S. g. jugularis
  • *** S. g. pallidior
  • *** S. g. gutturalis
  • *** S. g. archeri
  • *** S. g. lorti Tribe Pavonini Rafinesque 1815
  • * Genus Rheinardia Maingonnat 1882
  • ** Vietnamese crested argus, Rheinardia ocellata
  • ** Malayan crested argus, Rheinardia nigrescens Rothschild 1902
  • * Genus Argusianus Rafinesque 1815
  • ** Great argus, Argusianus argus
  • *** A. a. grayi
  • *** A. a. argus
  • * Genus Pavo Linnaeus 1758
  • ** †Pavo archiaci Mlíkovský 2002
  • ** †Pavo bravardi Mourer-Chauviré 1989b
  • ** Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Linnaeus 1758
  • ** Green peafowl, Pavo muticus Linnaeus 1766
  • *** P. m. spicifer Shaw 1804
  • *** P. m. imperator Delacour 1949
  • *** P. m. muticus Linnaeus 1766
  • * Genus Afropavo Chapin 1936
  • ** Congo peacock, Afropavo congensis Chapin 1936Tribe Polyplectronini Blyth 1852
  • * Genus Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879
  • ** Crimson-headed partridge, Haematortyx sanguiniceps Sharpe, 1879
  • * Genus Galloperdix Blyth 1845
  • ** Painted Spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata
  • ** Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Galloperdix bicalcarata
  • ** Red Spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea
  • *** G. s. spadicea
  • *** G. s. caurina Blanford 1898
  • *** G. s. stewarti Baker 1919
  • * Genus Polyplectron Temminck, 1807
  • ** Palawan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron emphanum Lesson, 1831
  • ** Malayan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron malacense
  • ** Bornean peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron schleiermacheri Brüggemann, 1877
  • ** Germain's peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron germaini Elliot, 186603)
  • ** Hainan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron katsumatae Rothschild, 1906
  • ** Mountain peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron inopinatum
  • ** Grey peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum
  • ** Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron chalcurum Lesson, 1831
  • *** P. c. scutulatum Chasen 1941
  • *** P. c. chalcurum Lesson 1831 Genus Ithaginis Wagler 1832
  • * Blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus
  • ** I. c. cruentus
  • ** I. c. affinis Beebe 1912
  • ** I. c. tibetanus Baker 1914
  • ** I. c. kuseri Beebe 1912
  • ** I. c. marionae Mayr 1941
  • ** I. c. rocki Riley 1925
  • ** I. c. clarkei Rothschild 1920
  • ** I. c. geoffroyi Verreaux 1867
  • ** I. c. berezowskii Bianchi 1904
  • ** I. c. beicki Mayr & Birckhead 1937
  • ** I. c. michaelis Bianchi 1904
  • ** I. c. sinensis David 1873 Tribe Lophophorini Gray 1841
  • * Genus Tragopan Cuvier 1829 non Gray 1841
  • ** Western tragopan,
  • ** Satyr tragopan,
  • ** Blyth's tragopan,
  • *** T. b. molesworthi Baker 1914
  • *** T. b. blythii
  • ** Temminck's tragopan,
  • ** Cabot's tragopan,
  • *** T. c. caboti
  • *** T. c. guangxiensis Cheng & Wu 1979
  • * Genus Lophophorus Temminck 1813 non Agassiz 1846
  • ** Chinese monal, Lophophorus lhuysii Saint-Hilaire 1866
  • ** Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus
  • ** Sclater's monal, Lophophorus sclateri Jerdon 1870
  • *** T. s. arunachalensis Kumar & Singh 2004
  • *** T. s. sclateri Jerdon 1870
  • *** T. s. orientalis Davison 1974
  • * Genus Lerwa Hodgson 1837
  • ** Snow partridge, Lerwa lerwa
  • * Genus Tetraophasis Elliot 1871
  • ** Verreaux's monal-partridge, Tetraophasis obscurus
  • ** Szechenyi's monal-partridge, Tetraophasis szechenyii Madarász 1885Tribe Phasianini Horsfield, 1821
  • * Genus Perdix Brisson, 1760
  • ** †Perdix inferna
  • ** †Perdix margaritae Kuročkin, 1985
  • ** †Perdix palaeoperdix Mourer-Chauviré, 1975
  • ** Tibetan partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae
  • *** P. h. caraganae Meinertzhagen & Meinertzhagen, 1926
  • *** P. h. hodgsoniae
  • *** P. h. sifanica Przewalski, 1876
  • ** Daurian partridge, Perdix dauurica
  • *** P. d. dauurica
  • *** P. d. suschkini Poliakov, 1915
  • ** Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
  • *** P. p. perdix
  • *** P. p. armoricana Hartert, 1917
  • *** P. p. sphagnetorum
  • *** P. p. hispaniensis Reichenow, 1892
  • *** †P. p. italica Hartert, 1917
  • *** P. p. lucida
  • *** P. p. canescens Buturlin, 1906
  • *** P. p. robusta Homeyer & Tancre, 1883
  • * Genus Syrmaticus Wagler, 1832
  • ** †Syrmaticus kozlovae Kuročkin, 1985
  • ** Reeve's pheasant, Syrmaticus reevesi
  • ** Mikado pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado
  • ** Elliot's pheasant, Syrmaticus ellioti
  • ** Mrs. Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae
  • *** S. h. humiae
  • *** S. h. burmanicus
  • ** Copper pheasant, Syrmaticus soemmerringii
  • *** S. s. scintillans
  • *** S. s. subrufus
  • *** S. s. intermedius
  • *** S. s. soemmerringii
  • *** S. s. ijimae
  • * Genus Phasianus
  • ** †Phasianus lufengia Hou, 1985
  • ** †Phasianus yanshansis Huang & Hou, 1984
  • ** Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor Vieillot, 1825
  • *** P. v. robustipes Kuroda, 1919
  • *** P. v. tohkaidi Momiyama, 1922
  • *** P. v. tanensis Kuroda, 1919
  • *** P. v. versicolor Vieillot, 1825
  • ** Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758
  • *** P. c. colchicus subspecies-group
  • **** P. c. septentrionalis Lorenz, 1889
  • **** P. c. colchicus Linnaeus, 1758
  • **** P. c. talischensis Lorenz, 1889
  • **** P. c. persicus Severtsov, 1875
  • *** P. c. mongolicus subspecies-group
  • **** P. c. mongolicus von Brandt, 1844
  • **** P. c. hagenbecki Rothschild, 1901
  • **** P. c. edzinensis Sushkin, 1926
  • **** P. c. turcestanicus Lorenz, 1896
  • *** P. c. principalis-chrysomelas subspecies-group
  • **** P. c. principalis Sclater, 1885
  • **** P. c. chrysomelas Severtsov, 1875
  • **** P. c. zarudnyi Buturlin, 1904
  • **** P. c. bianchii Buturlin, 1904
  • **** P. c. zerafschanicus Tarnovski, 1891
  • *** P. c. tarimensis subspecies-group
  • **** P. c. shawii Elliot, 1870
  • **** P. c. tarimensis Pleske, 1889
  • *** P. c. torquatus subspecies-group
  • **** P. c. vlangalii Przewalski, 1876
  • **** P. c. strauchi Przewalski, 1876
  • **** P. c. sohokhotensis Buturlin, 1908
  • **** P. c. satscheuensis Pleske, 1892
  • **** P. c. alaschanicus Alphéraky & Bianchi, 1908
  • **** P. c. kiangsuensis Buturlin, 1904
  • **** P. c. karpowi Buturlin, 1904
  • **** P. c. pallasi Rothschild, 1903
  • **** P. c. suehschanensis Bianchi, 1906
  • **** P. c. elegans Elliot, 1870
  • **** P. c. decollatus Swinhoe, 1870
  • **** P. c. rothschildi La Touche, 1922
  • **** P. c. takatsukasae Delacour, 1927
  • **** P. c. torquatus Gmelin, 1789
  • **** P. c. formosanus Elliot, 1870
  • * Genus Chrysolophus Gray, 1834
  • ** Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
  • ** Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
  • * Genus Crossoptilon Hodgson 1838
  • ** Brown eared pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum Swinhoe, 1863
  • ** Blue eared pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum
  • ** Tibetan eared pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani Elwes, 1881
  • ** White-eared pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon
  • *** C. c. dolani Meyer de Schauensee, 1937
  • *** C. c. crossoptilon
  • *** C. c. lichiangense Delacour, 1945
  • *** C. c. drouynii Verreaux, 1868
  • * Genus Catreus Cabanis, 1851
  • ** Cheer pheasant, Catreus wallichi
  • * Genus Lophura Fleming, 1822
  • ** †Lophura wayrei Harrison & Walker, 1982
  • ** Hoogerwerf's pheasant, Lophura hoogerwerfi
  • ** Salvadori's pheasant, Lophura inornata
  • ** Crestless fireback, Lophura erythrophthalma
  • *** Malayan crestless fireback, L. e. erythrophthalma
  • *** Bornean crestless fireback, L. e. pyronota
  • ** Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi
  • ** Crested fireback, Lophura ignita
  • *** Lesser Bornean crested fireback, L. i. ignita
  • *** Greater Bornean crested fireback, L. i. nobilis
  • *** Vieilott's crested fireback, L. i. rufa
  • *** Delacour's crested fireback, L. i. macartneyi
  • ** Bulwer's pheasant, Lophura bulweri
  • ** Swinhoe's pheasant, Lophura swinhoii
  • ** Edward's pheasant, Lophura edwardsi
  • ** Vietnamese pheasant, Lophura hatinhensis
  • ** Kalij pheasant, L. leucomelanos
  • *** White-crested kalij pheasant, L. l. hamiltoni
  • *** Nepal kalij pheasant, L. l. leucomelanos
  • *** Black-backed kalij pheasant, L. l. melanota
  • *** Black kalij pheasant, L. l. moffitti
  • *** Black-breasted kalij pheasant, L. l. lathami
  • *** William's kalij pheasant, L. l. williamsi
  • *** Oates' kalij pheasant, L. l. oatesi
  • *** Crawfurd's kalij pheasant, L. l. crawfurdi
  • *** Lineated kalij pheasant, L. l. lineata
  • ** Silver pheasant, L. nycthemera
  • *** L. n. omeiensis Cheng, Chang & Tang, 1964
  • *** L. n. rongjiangensis Tan & Wu, 1981
  • *** L. n. nycthemera
  • *** L. n. fokiensis Delacour, 1948
  • *** L. n. whiteheadi
  • *** L. n. occidentalis Delacour, 1948
  • *** L. n. rufipes
  • *** L. n. jonesi
  • *** L. n. ripponi
  • *** L. n. beaulieui Delacour, 1948
  • *** L. n. berliozi
  • *** L. n. beli
  • *** L. n. annamensis
  • *** L. n. lewisi
  • *** L. n. engelbachi Delacour, 1948 Tribe Tetraonini Leach, 1820
  • * Genus Pucrasia Gray, 1841
  • ** Koklass pheasant, Pucrasia macrolopha
  • *** P. m. castanea Gould, 1855
  • *** P. m. biddulphi Marshall, 1879
  • *** P. m. macrolopha
  • *** P. m. nipalensis Gould, 1855
  • *** P. m. meyeri Madarász, 1886
  • *** P. m. ruficollis David & Oustalet, 1877
  • *** P. m. xanthospila Gray, 1864
  • *** P. m. joretiana Heude, 1883
  • *** P. m. darwini Swinhoe, 1872
  • * Genus Meleagris Linnaeus, 1758
  • ** †Meleagris anza
  • ** †Meleagris californica
  • ** †Meleagris celer Marsh, 1872
  • ** †Meleagris crassipes Rea, 1980
  • ** †Meleagris leopoldi Miller & Bowman, 1956
  • ** †Meleagris progenies
  • ** †Meleagris superba Cope, 1870c
  • ** †Meleagris tridens Wetmore, 1931
  • ** Ocellated turkey, Meleagris ocellata Cuvier, 1820
  • ** Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
  • *** M. g. silvestris Vieillot, 1817
  • *** M. g. osceola Scott, 1890
  • *** M. g. intermedia Sennett, 1879
  • *** M. g. mexicana Gould, 1856
  • *** M. g. merriami Nelson, 1900
  • *** M. g. gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758
  • * Genus Bonasa Stephens, 1819
  • ** †Bonasa dalianensis
  • ** †Bonasa nini Sánchez Marco, 2009
  • ** Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus
  • *** B. u. yukonensis Grinnell, 1916
  • *** B. u. umbelloides
  • *** B. u. labradorensis Ouellet, 1991
  • *** B. u. castanea Aldrich & Friedmann, 1943
  • *** B. u. obscura Todd 1947
  • *** B. u. sabini
  • *** B. u. brunnescens Conover, 1935
  • *** B. u. togata
  • *** B. u. mediana Todd, 1940
  • *** B. u. phaios Aldrich & Friedmann, 1943
  • *** B. u. incana Aldrich & Friedmann, 1943
  • *** B. u. monticola Todd, 1940
  • *** B. u. umbellus
  • * Genus Tetrastes Keyserling & Blasius, 1840
  • ** Chinese grouse, Tetrastes sewerzowi Przewalski, 1876
  • *** T. s. sewerzowi Przewalski, 1876
  • *** T. s. secundus Riley, 1925
  • ** Hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia
  • *** T. b. rhenanus
  • *** T. b. styriacus
  • *** T. b. schiebeli
  • *** T. b. rupestris
  • *** T. b. bonasia
  • *** T. b. griseonota Salomonsen, 1947
  • *** T. b. sibiricus Buturlin, 1916
  • *** T. b. kolymensis Buturlin, 1916
  • *** T. b. amurensis Riley, 1916
  • *** T. b. yamashinai Momiyama, 1928
  • *** T. b. vicinitas Riley, 1915
  • * Genus Centrocercus Swainson, 1832
  • ** Greater sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus
  • ** Gunnison sage-grouse, Centrocercus minimus Young et al., 2000
  • * Genus Dendragapus Elliot, 1864
  • ** †Dendragapus gilli Brodkorb 1964
  • ** †Dendragapus lucasi Jehl, 1969
  • ** Dusky grouse, Dendragapus obscurus
  • *** D. o. richardsonii
  • *** D. o. pallidus Swarth, 1931
  • *** D. o. oreinus Behle & Selander, 1951
  • *** D. o. obscurus
  • ** Sooty grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus
  • *** D. f. sitkensis Swarth, 1921
  • *** D. f. fuliginosus
  • *** D. f. sierrae Chapman, 1904
  • *** D. f. howardi Dickey & van Rossem, 1923
  • * Genus Tympanuchus Gloger, 1841
  • ** †Tympanuchus lulli Shuefeldt, 1915
  • ** †Tympanuchus stirtoni Miller, 1944
  • ** †Tympanuchus lurasi
  • ** †Tympanuchus nanus
  • ** Lesser prairie chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
  • ** Greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido
  • *** Attwater's prairie chicken, T. c. attwateri Bendire, 1893
  • *** T. c. pinnatus
  • *** Heath Hen, T. c. cupido
  • ** Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus
  • *** T. p. caurus
  • *** T. p. kennicotti
  • *** T. p. phasianellus
  • *** Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, T. p. columbianus
  • *** New Mexico sharp-tailed grouse, †T. p. hueyi Dickerman & Hubbard, 1994
  • *** T. p. jamesi
  • *** T. p. campestris
  • * Genus Lagopus Brisson, 1760
  • ** †Lagopus atavus
  • ** †Lagopus balcanicus Boev, 1995
  • ** White-tailed ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura
  • *** L. l. peninsularis Chapman, 1902
  • *** L. l. leucura
  • *** L. l. rainierensis Taylor, 1920
  • *** L. l. saxatilis Cowan, 1939
  • *** L. l. altipetens Osgood, 1901
  • ** Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
  • *** †L. l. noaillensis Mourer-Chauviré, 1975
  • *** Red grouse, L. l. scoticus
  • *** L. l. variegata Salomonsen, 1936
  • *** L. l. lagopus
  • *** L. l. rossica Serebrovski, 1926
  • *** L. l. koreni Thayer & Bangs, 1914
  • *** L. l. maior Lorenz, 1904
  • *** L. l. brevirostris Hesse, 1912
  • *** L. l. kozlowae Portenko, 1931
  • *** L. l. sserebrowsky Domaniewski, 1933
  • *** L. l. okadai Momiyama, 1928
  • *** L. l. alascensis Swarth, 1926
  • *** L. l. alexandrae Grinnell, 1909
  • *** L. l. leucoptera Taverner, 1932
  • *** L. l. alba
  • *** L. l. ungavus Riley, 1911
  • *** L. l. alleni Stejneger, 1884
  • ** Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
  • *** †L. m. correzensis Mourer-Chauviré, 1975
  • *** L. m. muta
  • *** L. m. millaisi Hartert, 1923
  • *** L. m. helvetica
  • *** L. m. pyrenaica Hartert, 1921
  • *** L. m. pleskei Serebrovski, 1926
  • *** L. m. nadezdae Serebrovski, 1926
  • *** L. m. gerasimovi Red'kin, 2005
  • *** L. m. ridgwayi Stejneger, 1884
  • *** L. m. kurilensis Kuroda, 1924
  • *** L. m. japonica Clark, 1907
  • *** L. m. evermanni Elliot, 1896
  • *** L. m. townsendi Elliot, 1896
  • *** L. m. atkhensis Turner, 1882
  • *** L. m. yunaskensis Gabrielson & Lincoln, 1951
  • *** L. m. nelsoni Stejneger, 1884
  • *** L. m. dixoni Grinnell, 1909
  • *** L. m. rupestris
  • *** L. m. welchi Brewster, 1885
  • *** L. m. saturata Salomonsen, 1950
  • *** L. m. macruros Schiøler, 1925
  • *** L. m. reinhardi
  • *** L. m. hyperborea Sundevall, 1845
  • *** L. m. islandorum
  • * Genus Falcipennis Elliot, 1864
  • ** Siberian grouse, Falcipennis falcipennis
  • * Genus Canachites Stejneger, 1885
  • ** Spruce grouse, Canachites canadensis
  • *** C. c. osgoodi
  • *** C. c. atratus
  • *** C. c. canadensis
  • *** C. c. canace
  • ***C. c. franklinii
  • ***C. f. isleibi
  • * Genus Tetrao Linnaeus, 1758
  • ** †Tetrao conjugens Jánossy, 1974
  • ** †Tetrao macropus Jánossy, 1976
  • ** †Tetrao praeurogallus Jánossy, 1969
  • ** †Tetrao rhodopensis Boev, 1998
  • ** Black-billed capercaillie, Tetrao urogalloides Middendorf, 1853
  • *** T. u. urogalloides Middendorf, 1853
  • *** T. u. kamtschaticus Kittlitz, 1858
  • ** Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
  • *** Cantabrian capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus cantabricus Castroviejo, 1967
  • *** T. u. aquitanicus Ingram, 1915
  • *** T. u. crassirostris Brehm, 1831
  • *** T. u. volgensis Buturlin, 1907
  • *** T. u. urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
  • *** T. u. kureikensis Buturlin, 1927
  • *** T. u. uralensis Nazarov, 1886
  • *** T. u. taczanowskii
  • *Genus Lyrurus Swainson, 1832
  • **Caucasian grouse, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
  • ** Black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix
  • *** †L. t. longipes Mourer-Chauviré, 1975
  • *** L. t. britannicus Witherby & Lönnberg, 1913
  • *** L. t. tetrix
  • *** L. t. viridanus
  • *** L. t. baikalensis
  • *** L. t. mongolicus
  • *** ''L. t. ussuriensis''