List of Galliformes

Phylogeny

Living Galliformes based on the work by John Boyd.

Family †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré et Balouet 2005

†Genus Megavitiornis Worthy 2000

Noble megapode/deep-billed megapode, Megavitiornis altirostris (Worthy 2000)

†Genus Sylviornis Poplin 1980

New Caledonian giant megapode, Sylviornis neocaledoniae Poplin 1980

Family Megapodidae Lesson, 1831.

†Genus Mwalau Worthy et al. 2015

Lini's megapode †Mwalau walterlinii Worthy et al. 2015

†Genus Ngawupodius Boles & Ivison 1999

†Ngawupodius minya Boles & Ivison 1999

Tribe Megapodiini

Genus Macrocephalon Müller 1846

Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo Müller 1846

Genus Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant 1893

Moluccan megapode, Eulipoa wallacei (Gray 1861) Ogilvie-Grant 1893

Genus Megapodius Gaimard 1823 (Scrubfowl, scrubhen, megapodes)

Consumed scrubfowl, †M. alimentum Steatman 1989a

†M. andamanensis Walter 1980 nomen dubium [oospecies]

Burnaby's megapode, †M. burnabyi Gray 1861 nomen dubium [oospecies]

Pile-builder Scrubfowl, †M. molistructor Balouet & Olson 1989

Stair's megapode, †M. stairi

Raoul Island scrubfowl, †M. sp.

'Eua scrubfowl/small-fooed megapode, †M. sp.

Lifuka scrubfowl, †M. sp.

stout Tongan megapode, †M. sp.

large Vanuatu megapode, †M. sp.

large Solomon Islands †M. sp.

New Caledonia megapode †M. sp.

Loyalty megapode †M. sp.

New Ireland scrubfowl; large Bismarck's megapode, †M. sp.

Viti Levu scrubfowl; lost megapode †Megapodius amissus Worthy 2000

Sula megapode, Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel 1866

Philippine megapode, Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn 1853

M. c. cumingii Dillwyn 1853

M. c. dillwyni Tweeddale 1878

M. c. pusillus Tweeddale 1878

M. c. tabon Hachisuka 1931 (tabon scrubfowl)

M. c. gilbertii Gray 1862 (Sulawesi megapode)

M. c. sanghirensis Schlegel 1880

M. c. talautensis Roselaar 1994

New Guinea scrubfowl, Megapodius decollatus Oustalet 1878

Melanesian megapode, Megapodius eremita Hartlaub 1868

Dusky megapode, Megapodius freycinet Gaimard 1823

M. f. quoyii Gray 1862 (Quoy's megapode)

M. f. freycinet Gaimard 182

M. f. oustaleti Roselaar 1994 (Oustalet's megapode)

Forsten's megapode, Megapodius forstenii Gray 1847

M. f. forsteni Gray 1847

M. f. buruensis Stresemann 1914

Biak scrubfowl Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer 1874

Micronesian megapode, Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823

M. l. laperouse Gaimard 1823 (Marianas Island megapode)

M. l. senex Hartlaub 1868 (Palau Island megapode)

Vanuatu megapode, Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879

Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth 1846

M. n. nicobariensis Blyth 1846

M. n. abbotti Oberholser 1919

Tongan megapode, Megapodius pritchardii Gray 1864

Orange-footed scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Dumont 1823

M. r. reinwardt Dumont 1823 (Papuan orange-footed scrubfowl)

M. r. macgillivrayi Gray 1862

M. r. tumulus Gould 1842 (western orange-footed scrubfowl)

M. r. yorki Mathews 1929 (Cape York orange-footed scrubfowl)

M. r. castanonotus Mayr 1938 (Southern Queensland orange-footed scrubfowl)

Tanimbar megapode Megapodius tenimberensis Sclater 1883

Tribe Alecturini

Genus Aepypodius Oustalet 1880

Wattled brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus (Salvadori 1877)

A. a. misoliensis Ripley 1957 (Misool wattled brushturkey)

A. a. arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) (Arfak wattled brushturkey)

Waigeo brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet 1880)

Genus Alectura Gray 1831

Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami Gray 1831

A. l. purpureicollis (Le Souef 1898) (purple-pouched brushturkey)

A. l. lathami Gray 1831 (yellow-pouched brushturkey)

Genus Leipoa Gould 1840

Giant Malleefowl, †Leipoa gallinacea (de Vis 1888)

Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata Gould 1840

Genus Talegalla Lesson 1828

Red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri Lesson 1828

T. c. cuvieri Lesson 1828 (Cuvier's brushturkey)

T. c. granti Roselaar 1994

Black-billed brushturkey, Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori 1877

T. f. fuscirostris Salvadori 1877

T. f. occidentis White 1938

T. f. aruensis Roselaar 1994

T. f. meyeri Roselaar 1994

Collared brushturkey, Talegalla jobiensis Meyer 1874

T. j. jobiensis Meyer 1874

T. j. longicaudus Meyer 1891

Family Cracidae Rafinesque, 1815

Genus †Archaealectrornis Crowe & Short 1992

†Archaealectrornis sibleyi Crowe & Short 1992

Genus †Boreortalis Brodkorb 1954

†Boreortalis laesslei Brodkorb 1954

Genus †Palaeonossax Wetmore 1956

†Palaeonossax senectus Wetmore 1956

Subfamily Penelopinae

Genus Aburria Reichenbach 1853

Subgenus (Aburria)

Wattled guan, Aburria aburri (Lesson 1828) Reichenbach 1853

Subgenus (Pipile) Bonaparte 1856 (piping guans)

Black-fronted piping guan, Aburria jacutinga (von Spix 1825)

Red-throated piping guan, Aburria cujubi (Pelzeln 1858)

A. c. cujubi (Pelzeln 1858) (Stripe-crowned/Amazonian piping guan)

A. c. nattereri Reichenbach 1861 (Natterer's Piping Guan)

Trinidad piping guan, Aburria pipile (Jacquin 1784)

Blue-throated piping guan, Aburria cumanensis (Jacquin 1784)

A. c. cumanensis (Jacquin 1784) (White-headed/Venezuelan blue-throated piping guan)

A. c. grayi (Pelzeln 1870) (Gray's/white-throated piping guan)

Genus Chamaepetes Wagler 1832

Black guan, Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin 1867

Sickle-winged guan, Chamaepetes goudotii (Lesson 1828)

C. g. sanctaemarthae Chapman 1912 (Santa Marta sickle-winged guan)

C. g. fagani Chubb 1917 (Fagan's sickle-winged guan)

C. g. tschudii Taczanowski 1886 (Tschudi's sickle-winged guan)

C. g. rufiventris (Tschudi 1843) (rufous-bellied sickle-winged guan)

C. g. goudotii (Lesson 1828) (Goudot's sickle-winged guan)

Genus Penelope Merrem 1786 (15 species)

Penelope argyrotis (Bonaparte 1856) (Band-tailed Guan)

P. a. albicauda Phelps & Gilliard 1940

P. a. argyrotis (Bonaparte 1856) (rufous/bar-tailed guan)

P. a. colombiana Todd 1912 (Santa Marta guan)

Penelope barbata Chapman 1921 (Bearded Guan)

Penelope ortoni Salvin 1874 (Baudo Guan)

Penelope montagnii (Bonaparte 1856) (Andean Guan)

P. m. montagnii (Bonaparte 1856) (Montagne's guan)

P. m. atrogularis Hellmayr & Conover 1932 (black-throated guan)

P. m. brooki Chubb 1917 (Brook's guan)

P. m. plumosa von Berlepsch & Stolzmann 1902 (Peruvian guan)

P. m. sclateri Gray 1860 (Sclater's guan)

Penelope marail (Müller 1776) (Marail Guan)

P. m. jacupeba von Spix 1825

P. m. marail (Müller 1776) (Marail/Cayenne guan)

Penelope superciliaris Temminck 1815 (Rusty-margined Guan)

P. s. superciliaris Temminck 1815 (superciliated guan)

P. s. jacupemba von Spix 1825 (Spix's Brazilian guan)

P. s. major Bertoni 1901 (Paraguayan guan)

Penelope dabbenei Hellmayr & Conover 1942 (Red-faced/Dabbene's Guan)

Penelope purpurascens Wagler 1830 (Crested Guan)

P. p. purpurascens Wagler 1830 (purple guan)

P. p. aequatorialis Salvadori & Festa 1900 (equatorial guan)

P. p. brunnescens Hellmayr & Conover 1932 (brownish guan)

Penelope perspicax Bangs 1911 (Cauca Guan)

Penelope albipennis Taczanowski 1878 (White-winged Guan)

Penelope jacquacu von Spix 1825 (Spix's Guan)

P. j. granti von Berlepsch 1908 (Green-backed/Ogilvie-Grant's Guan)

P. j. orienticola Todd 1932

P. j. jacquacu (Spix's/crested Guan)

P. j. speciosa Todd 1915 (Bolivian guan)

Penelope obscura Temminck 1815 (Dusky-legged Guan)

P. o. obscura Temminck 1815 (Dusky/obscure guan)

P. o. bronzina Hellmayr 1914 (Bronze-green guan)

P. o. bridgesi Gray 1860 (Bridges’s Guan)

Penelope pileata Wagler 1830 (White-crested Guan)

Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln 1870 (Chestnut-bellied Guan)

Penelope jacucaca von Spix 1825 (White-browed Guan)

Genus Penelopina Reichenbach 1861

Highland guan, Penelopina nigra (Fraser 1852) Reichenbach 1861

Subfamily Cracinae

Tribe Ortalidini Donegan 2012

Genus Ortalis Merrem 1786 (chachalacas, 12 species)

†Ortalis affinis Feduccia & Wilson 1967

†Ortalis phengites Wetmore 1923

†Ortalis pollicaris Miller 1944

†Ortalis tantala Wetmore 1933

Ortalis vetula (Wagler 1830) (Plain chachalaca)

O. v. mccalli Baird 1858 (Texan chachalaca)

O. v. vetula (Wagler 1830) (lesser gray-headed chachalaca)

O. v. pallidiventris Ridgway 1887 (pale-bellied chachalaca)

O. v. deschauenseei Bond 1936 (Utila Island chachalaca)

Ortalis cinereiceps Gray 1867 (Grey-headed chachalaca)

Ortalis garrula (von Humboldt 1805) (Chestnut-winged chachalaca)

Ortalis ruficauda Jardine 1847 (Rufous-vented Chachalaca)

O. r. ruficrissa Sclater & Salvin 1870 (Rufous-vented chachalaca)

O. r. ruficauda Jardine 1847 (Rufous-tipped/Jardine's chachalaca)

Ortalis erythroptera Sclater & Salvin 1870 (Rufous-headed chachalaca)

Ortalis wagleri Gray 1867 (Rufous-bellied chachalaca)

Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler 1830) (West Mexican Chachalaca)

Ortalis canicollis (Wagler 1830) (Chaco chachalaca)

O. c. canicollis (Wagler 1830) (hoary-necked guan)

O. c. pantanalensis Cherrie & Reichenberger 1921 (Pantanal chachalaca)

Ortalis leucogastra (Gould 1843) (White-bellied chachalaca)

Ortalis guttata (von Spix 1825) (Speckled chachalaca)

O. g. subaffinis Todd 1932 (Bolivian chachalaca)

O. g. guttata (von Spix 1825) (spotted chachalaca)

Ortalis columbiana Hellmayr 1906 (Colombian chachalaca)

Ortalis araucuan (von Spix 1825) (East Brazilian chachalaca)

Ortalis squamata Lesson 1829 (Scaled chachalaca)

Ortalis motmot (Linnaeus 1766) (Little/variable/Guiana chachalaca)

Ortalis ruficeps (Wagler 1830) (Chestnut-headed chachalaca)

Ortalis superciliaris Gray 1867 (Buff-browed chachalaca)

Tribe Oreophasini Bonaparte 1853

Genus Oreophasis Gray 1844

Horned guan, Oreophasis derbianus Gray 1844

Tribe Cracini Rafinesque 1815 (currasows)

Genus Crax Linnaeus 1758 (7 species)

Crax rubra Linnaeus 1758 (Great curassow)

C. r. rubra Linnaeus 1758 (Red/Central American curassow)

C. r. griscomi Nelson 1926 (Cozumel great curassow)

Crax alberti Fraser 1852 (Prince Albert's/Blue-billed/knobbed curassow)

Crax daubentoni Gray 1867 (Yellow-knobbed curassow)

Crax globulosa von Spix 1825 (Globulose/Wattled/Yarrell`s curassow)

Crax blumenbachii von Spix 1825 (Red-billed curassow)

Crax alector Linnaeus 1766 (Black curassow)

C. a. alector Linnaeus 1766

C. a. erythrognatha Sclater & Salvin 1877

Crax fasciolata von Spix 1825 (Bare-faced curassow)

C. f. pinima Pelzeln 1870 (Belem/Natterer's curassow)

C. f. grayi Ogilvie-Grant 1893 (Gray's curassow)

C. f. fasciolata von Spix 1825 (Fasciated/Sclater's curassow)

Genus Mitu Lesson 1831 (razor-billed curassows)

Crestless curassow, Mitu tomentosum (von Spix 1825)

Salvin's curassow, Mitu salvini Reinhardt 1879

Razor-billed curassow, Mitu tuberosum (von Spix 1825)

Alagoas curassow, Mitu mitu (Linnaeus 1766) (extinct in the wild)

Genus Nothocrax Burmeister 1856

Nocturnal curassow, Nothocrax urumutum (von Spix 1825) Burmeister 1856

Genus Pauxi Temminck 1813 (helmeted curassows)

Horned curassow, Pauxi unicornis Bond & Meyer de Schauensee 1939

Sira curassow, Pauxi koepckeae Weske & Terborgh 1971

Helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi (Linnaeus 1766) Temminck 1813

P. p. gilliardi Wetmore & Phelps 1943 (Perijá helmeted curassow)

P. p. pauxi (Linnaeus 1766) (Mérida helmeted curassow)

Family Numididae de Selys Longchamps, 1842

Genus Guttera Wagler 1832

Plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera (Cassin 1857)

G. p. plumifera (Cassin 1857) (Cameroon plumed guineafowl)

G. p. schubotzi Reichenow 1912 (Schubotz's/Uele River plummed guineafowl)

Crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani (Hartlaub 1861)

G. p. pucherani (Hartlaub 1861) (Kenya/East African crested guineafowl)

G. p. verreauxi (Elliot 1870) (Lindi crested guineafowl)

G. p. sclateri Reichenow 1898 (Sclater's crested guineafowl)

G. p. barbata Ghigi 1905 (Malawi/Mozambique crested guineafowl)

G. p. edouardi (Hartlaub 1867) (Zambesi/Natal crested guineafowl)

Genus Numida Linnaeus 1764

Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris (Linnaeus 1758) Linnaeus 1764

†N. m. sabyi Hartert 1919 (Moroccan/Saby's helmeted guineafowl)

N. m. galeatus Pallas 1767 (West African helmeted guineafowl)

N. m. meleagris (Linnaeus 1758) (Saharan helmeted guineafowl)

N. m. somaliensis Neumann 1899 (Somali tufted guineafowl)

N. m. reichenowi Ogilvie-Grant 1894 (East African/Reichenow's helmeted guineafowl)

N. m. mitratus (Pallas 1764) (Coast tufted guineafowl)

N. m. marungensis Schalow 1884 (Marungu helmeted guineafowl)

N. m. papillosus Reichenow 1894 (Damara/wattle-nosed helmeted guineafowl)

N. m. coronatus Gurney 1868 (Natal helmeted guineafowl)

Genus Acryllium Gray 1840

Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum (Hardwicke 1834) Gray 1840

Genus Agelastes Bonaparte 1850

White-breasted guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides Bonaparte 1850

Black guineafowl, Agelastes niger (Cassin 1857)

Family Odontophoridae Gould, 1844

Genus †Miortyx Miller 1944

†Miortyx teres Miller 1944

†Miortyx aldeni Howard 1966

Genus †Nanortyx Weigel 1963

†Nanortyx inexpectatus Weigel 1963

Genus †Neortyx Holman 1961

†Neortyx peninsularis Holman 1961

Subfamily Ptilopachinae Bowie, Coehn & Crowe 2013

Genus Ptilopachus Swainson 1837

Nahan's partridge, Ptilopachus nahani (Dubois 1905)

Stone partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus (Gmelin 1789)

P. p. brehmi Neumann 1908 (Kordofan stone partridge)

P. p. major Neumann 1908 (Abyssinian/Ethiopian stone partridge)

P. p. florentiae Ogilvie-Grant 1900 (Kenya stone partridge)

P. p. petrosus (Gmelin 1789)

Subfamily Odontophorinae Gould 1844 (New World quails)

Genus Rhynchortyx Ogilvie-Grant 1893

Tawny-faced quail, Rhynchortyx cinctus (Salvin 1876) Ogilvie-Grant 1893

R. c. pudibundus Peters 1929 (Honduran long-legged colin)

R. c. cinctus (Salvin 1876) (long-legged colin)

R. c. australis Chapman 1915 (southern long-legged colin)

Genus Oreortyx (Douglas 1829) Baird 1858

Mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus (Douglas 1829) Baird 1858

O. p. pictus (Douglas 1829) non Peters (northwestern mountain quail)

O. p. plumifer (Gould 1837) (plumed mountain quail)

O. p. russelli Miller 1946 (pallid mountain quail)

O. p. eremophilus van Rossem 1937 (desert mountain quail)

O. p. confinis Anthony 1889 (southern mountain quail)

Genus Dendrortyx Gould 1844

Bearded wood partridge, Dendrortyx barbatus Gould 1846

Buffy-crowned wood partridge, Dendrortyx leucophrys (Gould 1844)

D. l. leucophrys (Gould 1844) (Guatemalan/Nicaraguan long-tailed partridge)

D. l. hypospodius Salvin 1896 (Costa Rican long-tailed partridge)

Long-tailed wood partridge, Dendrortyx macroura (Jardine & Selby 1828)

D. m. macroura (Jardine & Selby 1828) (eastern long-tailed partridge)

D. m. griseipectus Nelson 1897 (gray-breasted long-tailed partridge)

D. m. diversus Friedmann 1943 (Jalisco long-tailed partridge)

D. m. striatus Nelson 1897 (Guerreran long-tailed partridge)

D. m. inesperatus Phillips 1966

D. m. oaxacae Nelson 1897 (Oaxacan long-tailed partridge)

Genus Philortyx Gould 1846 non Des Murs 1854

Banded quail, Philortyx fasciatus (Gould 1844) Gould 1846

Genus Colinus Goldfuss 1820 (Bobwhites)

†Colinus eatoni Shufeldt, 1915

†Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959

†Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944

Crested bobwhite, Colinus cristatus (Linnaeus 1766)

C. c. mariae Wetmore 1962

C. c. panamensis Dickey & van Rossem 1930 (Panama crested quail)

C. c. decoratus (Todd 1917) (Magdalena crested quail)

C. c. littoralis (Todd 1917) (littoral crested quail)

C. c. cristatus (Linnaeus 1766)

C. c. horvathi (Madarász 1904) (Horvath's quail)

C. c. barnesi Gilliard 1940

C. c. sonnini (Temminck 1815) (Sonnini's crested quail)

C. c. mocquerysi (Hartert 1894) (Mocquerys's/Cumana crested quail)

C. c. leucotis (Gould 1844) (white-eared crested quail)

C. c. badius Conover 1938 (Cauca Valley crested quail)

C. c. bogotensis Dugand 1943 (Bogotá crested bobwhite)

C. c. parvicristatus (Gould 1843) (short-crested quail)

Spot-bellied bobwhite, Colinus leucopogon (Lesson 1842)

C. l. incanus Friedmann 1944 (Guatemalan white-breasted bobwhite)

C. l. hypoleucus (Gould 1860) (Salvadorean White-breasted Bobwhite)

C. l. leucopogon (Lesson 1842) (white-throated quail)

C. l. leylandi (Moore 1859) (Leyland's spot-bellied quail)

C. l. sclateri (Bonaparte 1856) (Sclater's spot-bellied bobwhite)

C. l. dickeyi Conover 1932 (Dickey's spot-bellied bobwhite)

Black-throated bobwhite, Colinus nigrogularis (Gould 1843)

C. n. caboti van Tyne & Trautman 1941

C. n. persiccus van Tyne & Trautman 1941 (Progreso black-throated bobwhite)

C. n. nigrogularis (Gould 1843)

C. n. segoviensis Ridgway 1888 (Honduran black-throated quail)

Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus 1758)

C. v. graysoni subspecies-group

C. v. graysoni (Lawrence 1867) (Grayson’s Bobwhite)

C. v. nigripectus Nelson 1897 (puebla northern bobwhite)

C. v. pectoralis subspecies-group

C. v. pectoralis (Gould 1843) (black-breasted bobwhite)

C. v. godmani Nelson 1897 (Godman's northern bobwhite)

C. v. minor Nelson 1901 (least northern bobwhite)

C. v. thayeri Bangs & Peters 1928 (Thayer's northern bobwhite)

C. v. coyolcos subspecies-group

C. v. nelsoni (Nelson's bobwhite

C. v. ridgwayi Brewster 1885 (Masked northern Bobwhite)

C. v. insignis Nelson 1897 (Guatemalan northern bobwhite)

C. v. salvini Nelson 1897 (Salvin's northern bobwhite)

C. v. coyolcos (Statius Müller 1776) (coyolcos Bobwhite)

C. v. harrisoni Orr & Webster 1968 (Harrison's bobwhite)

C. v. atriceps (Ogilvie-Grant 1893) (black-headed northern bobwhite)

C. v. virginianus subspecies-group

C. v. aridus (Lawrence 1853) Aldrich 1942 (Jaumave northern bobwhite)

C. v. cubanensis (Gray 1846) (Cuban bobwhite)

C. v. floridanus (Coues 1872) (Florida bobwhite)

C. v. maculatus Nelson 1899 (spot-bellied northern bobwhite)

C. v. virginianus (Linnaeus 1758) (Eastern bobwhite)

C. v. taylori Lincoln 1915 (plains bobwhite)

C. v. texanus (Lawrence 1853) (Texas bobwhite)

Genus Callipepla Wagler 1832 (Crested quails)

†Callipepla shotwelli (Brodkorb 1958)

Scaled quail/blue quail Callipepla squamata (Vigors 1830)

C. s. pallida Brewster 1881 (northern scaled quail)

C. s. hargravei Rea 1973 (Upper Sonoran scaled quail)

C. s. castanogastris Brewster 1883 (chestnut-bellied scaled quail)

C. s. squamata (Vigors 1830) (Altiplano scaled quail)

Elegant quail, Callipepla douglasii (Vigors 1829)

C. d. douglasii (Vigors 1829) (Douglas's elegant quail)

C. d. bensoni Ridgway 1887 (Benson's elegant quail)

C. d. vanderbilti (Islas Marías elegant quail)

C. d. teres (Friedmann 1943) (Jalisco elegant quail)

California quail, Callipepla californica (Shaw 1798)

C. c. brunnescens (Ridgway 1884) (coastal California quail)

C. c. canfieldae (van Rossem 1939) (Owen Valley quail)

C. c. californica (Shaw 1798) (valley California quail)

C. c. catalinensis (Grinnell 1906) (Santa Catalina California quail)

C. c. achrustera (Peters 1923) (San Lucas California quail)

Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii (Gambel 1843)

C. g. gambelii (Gambel 1843) (southwestern Gambel’s quail)

C. g. ignoscens Friedmann 1943 (Texas Gambel's quail)

C. g. fulvipectus Nelson 1899 (fulvous-breasted Gambel's quail)

C. g. stephensi Phillips 1959 (Stephen's Gambel's quail)

Genus Cyrtonyx Gould 1844

†Cyrtonyx cooki Wetmore, 1934

Ocellated quail, Cyrtonyx ocellatus (Gould 1837)

Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae (Vigors 1830)

C. m. mearnsi Nelson 1900 (Mearns's Montezuma quail)

C. m. montezumae (Vigors 1830) (Massena harlequin quail)

C. m. rowleyi Phillips 1966

C. m. sallei Verreaux 1859 (Salle's Montezuma/spot-breasted quail)

Genus Dactylortyx (Gambel 1848) Ogilvie-Grant 1893

Singing quail, Dactylortyx thoracicus (Gambel 1848) Ogilvie-Grant 1893

D. t. pettingilli Warner & Harrell 1957

D. t. thoracicus (Gambel 1848) (Veracruz singing quail)

D. t. sharpei Nelson 1903 (Yucatán singing quail)

D. t. paynteri Warner & Harrell 1955

D. t. devius Nelson 1898 (Jaliscan singing quail)

D. t. melodus Warner & Harrell 1957

D. t. chiapensis Nelson 1898 (Chiapan singing quail)

D. t. dolichonyx Warner & Harrell 1957 [Dactylortyx thoracicus calophonus]

D. t. salvadoranus Dickey & van Rossem 1928 (Salvadorean long-toed partridge)

D. t. fuscus Conover 1937 (Honduran long-toed partridge)

D. t. conoveri Warner & Harrell 1957

Genus Odontophorus Vieillot 1816 (wood quails)

Spotted wood quail, Odontophorus guttatus (Gould 1838)

Marbled wood quail, Odontophorus gujanensis (Gmelin 1789)

O. g. castigatus Bangs 1901 (Chiriquí partridge)

O. g. marmoratus (Gould 1843) (marbled partridge)

O. g. medius Chapman 1929 (Duida partridge)

O. g. gujanensis (Gmelin 1789) (Guianan partridge)

O. g. buckleyi Chubb 1919 (Buckley's partridge)

O. g. rufogularis Blake 1959

O. g. pachyrhynchus Tschudi 1844 (thick-billed partridge)

O. g. simonsi Chubb 1919 (Simon's partridge)

Starred wood quail, Odontophorus stellatus (Gould 1843)

Spot-winged wood quail, Odontophorus capueira (von Spix 1825)

Black-eared wood quail, Odontophorus melanotis Salvin 1865

O. m. verecundus Peters 1929 (Honduran partridge)

O. m. melanotis Salvin 1865 (black-eared wood quail)

Rufous-fronted wood quail, Odontophorus erythrops Gould 1859

O. e. parambae Rothschild 1897 (Paramba quail)

O. e. erythrops Gould 1859 (chestnut-eared partridge)

Stripe-faced wood quail, Odontophorus balliviani Gould 1846

Chestnut wood quail, Odontophorus hyperythrus Gould 1858

Dark-backed wood quail, Odontophorus melanonotus Gould 1861

Rufous-breasted wood quail, Odontophorus speciosus Tschudi 1843

O. s. soderstromii Lönnberg & Rendahl 1922 (Soderstrom's partridge)

O. s. speciosus Tschudi 1843 (rufous-breasted partridge)

O. s. loricatus Todd 1932 (Bolivian partridge)

Tacarcuna wood quail, Odontophorus dialeucos Wetmore 1963

Gorgeted wood quail, Odontophorus strophium (Gould 1844)

Venezuelan wood quail, Odontophorus columbianus Gould 1850

Black-breasted wood quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus Salvin 1867

Black-fronted wood quail, Odontophorus atrifrons Allen 1900

O. a. atrifrons Allen 1900 (black-fronted partridge)

O. a. variegatus Todd 1919 (variegated partridge)

O. a. navai Aveledo & Pons 1952

Family Phasianidae Horsfield, 1821

†“Alectoris” pliocaena Tugarinov 1940b

†“Gallus” beremendensis Jánossy 1976b

†“Gallus” europaeus Harrison 1978

Genus †Bantamyx Kuročkin 1982

†Bantamyx georgicus Kuročkin 1982

Genus †Diangallus Hou 1985

†Diangallus mious Hou 1985

Genus †Lophogallus Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2010

†Lophogallus naranbulakensis Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2010

Genus †Megalocoturnix Sánchez Marco 2009

†Megalocoturnix cordoni Sánchez Marco 2009

Genus †Miophasianus Brodkorb 1952 [Miophasianus Lambrecht 1933 nomen nudum; Miogallus Lambrecht 1933]

†M. altus (Milne-Edwards 1869) Lambrecht 1933

†M. maxima (Lydekker 1893) Brodkorb 1964

†M. medius (Milne-Edwards 1869) Lambrecht 1933

Genus †Palaeocryptonyx Depéret 1892 [Chauvireria Boev 1997; Pliogallus Tugarinov 1940b non Gaillard 1939; Lambrechtia Janossy 1974]

†P. donnezani Depéret 1892

†P. edwardsi (Depéret 1887) Ballmann 1969a

†P. grivensis Ennouchi 1930

†P. minor (Jánossy 1974)

†P. novaki Sánchez Marco 2009

†P. subfrancolinus (Jánossy 1976b)

Genus †Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards 1869 [Palaeoperdix 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 (Milne-Edwards 1869)

†P. volans Göhlich & Pavia 2008

Genus †Plioperdix Kretzoi 1955 [Pliogallus Tugarinov 1940 nec Gaillard 1939]

†P. africana Mourer-Chauviré & Geraads 2010

†P. crassipes (Gaillard 1939)

†P. hungarica (Jánossy 1991) Zelenkov & Panteleyev 2014

†P. kormosi (Gaillard 1939)

Genus †Rustaviornis Burchak-Abramovich & Meladze 1972

†Rustaviornis georgicus Burchak-Abramovich & Meladze 1972

Genus †Schaubortyx Brodkorb 1964

†Schaubortyx keltica (Eastman 1905) Brodkorb 1964

Genus †Shandongornis Yeh 1997

†S. shanwanensis Yeh 1997

†S. yinansis Hou 2003

Genus †Shanxiornis Wang et al. 2006

†Shanxiornis fenyinis Wang et al. 2006

Genus †Tologuica Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2009

†T. aurorae Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2009

†T. karhui Zelenkov & Kuročkin 2009

Subfamily Rollulinae

Genus Melanoperdix Jerdon 1864

Black wood-partridge, Melanoperdix nigra (Vigors 1829) Jerdon 1864

Genus Rhizothera Gray 1841

Long-billed partridge, Rhizothera longirostris (Temminck 1815)

Hose's Partridge, Rhizothera dulitensis Ogilvie-Grant 1895

Genus Xenoperdix Dinesen et al. 1994

Rubeho forest partridge, Xenoperdix obscuratus Fjeldså & Kiure 2003

Udzungwa forest partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis Dinesen et al. 1994

Genus Rollulus Bonnaterre 1791

Crested partridge, Rollulus roulroul (Scopoli 1786) Bonnaterre 1791

Genus Caloperdix Blyth 1861

Ferruginous partridge, Caloperdix oculea (Temminck 1815) Blyth 1861

C. o. oculeus (Temminck 1815) Blyth 1861

C. o. ocellatus (Raffles 1822)

C. o. borneensis Ogilvie-Grant 1892

Genus Arborophila Hodgson 1837, hill partridges

Necklaced hill partridge, Arborophila torqueola (Valenciennes 1825)

A. t. millardi (Baker 1921) (Simla/Indian hill partridge)

A. t. torqueola (Valenciennes 1825) (common hill partridge)

A. t. interstincta Ripley 1951

A. t. batemani (Ogilvie-Grant 1906)

A. t. griseata Delacour & Jabouille 1930

Rufous-throated partridge, Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth 1849)

A. r. rufogularis (Blyth 1849) (Blyth's hill partridge)

A. r. intermedia (Blyth 1855) (Arrakan hill-partridge)

A. r. tickelli (Hume 1880) (Tickell's rufous-throated partridge)

A. r. euroa (Bangs & Phillips, JC 1914)

A. r. guttata Delacour & Jabouille 1928

A. r. annamensis (Robinson & Kloss 1919)

White-cheeked partridge, Arborophila atrogularis (Blyth 1849)

Taiwan partridge, Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe 1864)

Chestnut-breasted partridge, Arborophila mandellii Hume 1874

Bar-backed partridge, Arborophila brunneopectus (Blyth 1855)

A. b. brunneopectus (Blyth 1855)

A. b. henrici (Oustalet 1896)

A. b. albigula (Robinson & Kloss 1919)

Sichuan partridge, Arborophila rufipectus Boulton 1932

White-necklaced partridge, Arborophila gingica (Gmelin 1789)

A. g. gingica (Gmelin 1789) (Fujian white-necklaced/Fokien hill partridge)

A. g. guangxiensis Zhou, F & Jiang 2008 (Guangxi white-necklaced partridge)

Orange-necked partridge, Arborophila davidi Delacour 1927

Chestnut-headed partridge, Arborophila cambodiana Delacour & Jabouille 1928

A. c. cambodiana Delacour & Jabouille 1928

A. c. chandamonyi Eames, Steinheimer & Bansok 2002

Siamese partridge, Arborophila diversa Riley 1930

Malaysian/Campbell's partridge Arborophila campbelli (Robinson 1904)

Roll's partridge, Arborophila rolli (Rothschild 1909)

Sumatran partridge, Arborophila sumatrana Ogilvie-Grant 1891

Grey-breasted partridge, Arborophila orientalis (Horsfield 1821)

Chestnut-bellied partridge, Arborophila javanica (Gmelin 1789)

A. j. javanica (Gmelin 1789)

A. j. lawuana Bartels 1938

Red-breasted partridge, Arborophila hyperythra (Sharpe 1879)

A. h. hyperythra (Sharpe 1879) (Red-breasted Partridge)

A. h. erythrophrys Sharpe 1890 (Kinabalu Partridge)

Red-billed partridge, Arborophila rubrirostris (Salvadori 1879)

Hainan partridge, Arborophila ardens (Styan 1892)

Subfamily Pavoninae

Genus Tropicoperdix Blyth 1859

Chestnut-necklaced partridge, Tropicoperdix charltonii Eyton 1845

T. c. charltonii (Eyton 1845)

T. c. atjenensis Meyer de Schauensee & Ripley 1940

T. c. graydoni (Sharpe & Chubb 1906) (Sabah partridge)

Green-legged partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus Blyth 1859

T. c. chloropus Blyth 1859 (Scaly-breasted partridge)

T. c. tonkinensis (Delacour, 1927)

T. c. cognacqi Delacour & Jabouille 1924

T. c. merlini Delacour & Jabouille 1924 (Annam/Vietnam partridge)

T. c. vivida (Delacour, 1926)

T. c. peninsularis (Meyer de Schauensee 1941)

T. c. olivacea Delacour & Jabouille 1928

Tribe Tetraogallini Bonaparte 1854 (Old World Partridges & Quail, Spurfowl)

Genus Ammoperdix Gould 1851

See-see partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis (von Brandt 1843)

Sand partridge, Ammoperdix heyi (Temminck 1825)

A. h. heyi (Temminck 1825) (Sinai sand partridge; Palestine seesee)

A. h. nicolli Hartert 1919 (North Egyptian sand partridge)

A. h. cholmleyi Ogilvie-Grant 1897 (South Egyptian sand partridge)

A. h. intermedius Hartert 1917 (Arabian seesee)

Genus Synoicus Bosc 1792

Brown quail, Synoicus ypsilophora Bosc 1792

S. y. raaltenii (Müller 1842)

S. y. pallidior (Hartert 1897)

S. y. saturatior (Hartert 1930)

S. y. dogwa (Mayr & Rand 1935)

S. y. plumbea (Salvadori 1894)

S. y. monticola (Mayr & Rand 1935)

S. y. mafulu (Mayr & Rand 1935)

S. y. australis (Latham 1801)

S. y. ypsilophora Bosc 1792 (Tasmanian brown quail)

Genus Excalfactoria Bonaparte 1856

Blue quail, Excalfactoria adansonii (Verreaux & Verreaux 1851)

King quail, Excalfactoria chinensis (Linnaeus 1766)

E. c. chinensis (Linnaeus 1766) (Chinese blue-breasted quail)

E. c. trinkutensis Richmond 1902 (Nicobar blue-breasted quail)

E. c. lineata (Scopoli 1786)

E. c. novaeguineae Rand 1941

E. c. papuensis Mayr & Rand 1936

E. c. lepida Hartlaub 1879

E. c. australis Gould 1865 (eastern king quail)

E. c. colletti Mathews 1912 (western king quail)

Genus Anurophasis van Oort 1910

Snow Mountains quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx van Oort 1910

Genus Margaroperdix Reichenbach 1853

Madagascan partridge, Margaroperdix madagascarensis (Scopoli 1786) Reichenbach 1853

Genus Coturnix Garsault 1764 (Mouse Pheasants)

†New Guinea quail, Coturnix novaeguinea (Gmelin 1789) nomen rejectum

†Canary Islands quail, Coturnix gomerae Jaume, McMinn & Alcover 1993

Common quail, Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus 1758)

C. c. coturnix (Linnaeus 1758) (Eurasian Common Quail)

C. c. conturbans Hartert 1917 (Azores quail)

C. c. inopinata Hartert 1917 (Cape Verde quail)

C. c. africana Temminck & Schlegel 1849 (African quail)

C. c. erlangeri Zedlitz 1912 (Abyssinian quail)

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 (Gmelin 1789)

Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue 1847

C. d. delegorguei Delegorgue 1847 (African/Delegorgue harlequin quail)

C. d. histrionica Hartlaub 1849 (São Tomé harlequin quail)

C. d. arabica Bannerman 1929 (Arabian harlequin quail)

Genus Tetraogallus Gray 1832 (Snowcocks)

Caucasian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caucasicus (Pallas 1811)

Caspian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius (Gmelin 1784)

T. c. tauricus Dresser 1876 (western Caspian snowcock)

T. c. caspius (Gmelin, SG 1784) (eastern Caspian snowcock)

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 (Gebler 1836)

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 (rock partridges)

†Alectoris bavarica Ballmann, 1969

†Alectoris peii Hou, 1982

†Alectoris baryosefi Tchernov, 1980

Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala (Ruppell, 1835)

A. m. melanocephala (Rüppell 1835)

A. m. guichardi Meinertzhagen 1951

Przevalski's partridge, Alectoris magna (Prjevalsky, 1876)

A. m. magna (Przewalski 1876) (Przevalski's partridge)

A. m. lanzhouensis Liu, Huang & Wen 2004 (Lanzhou rusty-necklaced partridge)

Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804)

A. g. saxatilis (Bechstein 1805) (Alpine/western rock partridge)

A. g. graeca (Meisner 1804) (Balkan/eastern rock partridge)

A. g. orlandoi Priolo 1984 (Italian rock partridge)

A. g. whitakeri Schiebel 1934 (Sicilian rock partridge)

Chukar, Alectoris chukar (Gray, 1830)

A. c. kleini Hartert 1925 (northern chukar; Klein's partridge)

A. c. cypriotes Hartert 1917 (Island chukar)

A. c. kurdestanica Meinertzhagen 1923 (Kurdestan chukar)

A. c. sinaica (Bonaparte 1858) (Sinai chukar)

A. c. werae (Zarudny & Loudon 1904) (Iranian partridge)

A. c. koroviakovi (Zarudny 1914) (Persian chukar)

A. c. subpallida (Zarudny 1914) (Tajikistan partridge)

A. c. falki Hartert 1917 (Pamir partridge)

A. c. dzungarica Sushkin 1927 (Mongolia partridge)

A. c. pallida (Hume 1873) (Hume's chukor; northwestern partridge)

A. c. pallescens (Hume 1873) (northern chukar)

A. c. chukar (Gray 1830) (Indian chukor)

A. c. potanini Sushkin 1927 (western partridge)

A. c. pubescens (Swinhoe 1871) (Sichuan partridge)

Philby's partridge, Alectoris philbyi Lowe, 1934

Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara (Bonnaterre, 1791)

A. b. koenigi (Reichenow 1899) (Reichenow's Barbary partridge)

A. b. spatzi (Reichenow 1895) (Saharan Barbary partridge)

A. b. barbara (Bonnaterre 1790) (North African Barbary partridge)

A. b. barbata (Reichenow 1896) (Cyrenaician Barbary partridge)

Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)

A. r. rufa (Linnaeus 1758) (northern/French red-legged partridge)

A. r. hispanica (Seoane 1894) (North Iberian red-legged partridge)

A. r. intercedens (Brehm 1857) (South Iberian/Balearic red-legged partridge)

Genus †Ophrysia Bonaparte 1856

Himalayan quail, †Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray 1846) Bonaparte 1856 (critically endangered/extinct)

Genus Perdicula Hodgson 1837 (Bush-Quails)

Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica (Latham, 1790)

P. a. punjaubi Whistler 1939 (Punjab jungle bush quail)

P. a. asiatica (Latham 1790)

P. a. vidali Whistler & Kinnear 1936 (Konkan jungle bush quail)

P. a. vellorei Abdulali & Reuben 1965

P. a. ceylonensis Whistler 1936 (Ceylon jungle bush quail)

Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah (Sykes, 1832)

P. a. meinertzhageni Whistler 1937 (Rajasthan rock bush quail)

P. a. argoondah (Sykes 1832) (Deccan rock bush quail)

P. a. salimalii Whistler 1943 (Mysore/laterite rock bush quail)

Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha (Sykes, 1832)

P. e. blewitti (Hume 1874) (eastern painted bush quail)

P. e. erythrorhyncha (Sykes 1832) (red-billed bush quail)

Manipur bush quail, Perdicula manipurensis Hume 1881

P. m. inglisi (Ogilvie-Grant 1909)

P. m. manipurensis Hume 1881

Genus Pternistis Wagler 1832 (Spurfowls)

Scaly francolin, Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)

P. s. squamatus (Cassin 1857)

P. s. schuetti (Cabanis 1880) (Angola/Schütt's scaly francolin)

P. s. maranensis (Mearns 1910) (Mt. Kenya/Kilimanjaro scaly francolin)

P. s. usambarae (Conover 1928) (Usambara scaly francolin)

P. s. uzungwensis (Bangs & Loveridge 1931) (Udzungwa scaly francolin)

P. s. doni (Benson 1939)

Ahanta francolin, Pternistis ahantensis (Temminck 1854)

P. a. hopkinsoni (Bannerman 1934)

P. a. ahantensis (Temminck 1854)

Grey-striped francolin, Pternistis griseostriatus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890)

Hartlaub's francolin, Pternistis hartlaubi (Bocage 1870)

Double-spurred francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

P. b. ayesha (Hartert 1917) (Moroccan double-spurred francolin)

P. b. bicalcaratus (Linnaeus 1766) (Adamawa double-spurred francolin)

P. b. ogilviegranti (Bannerman 1922) (Banso double-spurred francolin)

Heuglin's francolin, Pternistis icterorhynchus (Heuglin, 1863)

Clapperton's francolin, Pternistis clappertoni (Children, 1826)

P. c. clappertoni (Children & Vigors 1826)

P. c. koenigseggi (Madarász 1914)

P. c. heuglini (Neumann 1907) (White Nile Clapperton francolin)

P. c. sharpii (Ogilvie-Grant 1892) (Abyssinian Clapperton francolin)

P. c. nigrosquamatus (Neumann 1902) (black-spotted francolin)

P. c. gedgii (Ogilvie-Grant 1891) (Uganda Clapperton/Gedge's francolin)

Harwood's francolin, Pternistis harwoodi (Blundell & Lovat, 1899)

Hildebrandt's francolin, Pternistis hildebrandti (Cabanis, 1878)

P. h. altumi (Fischer & Reichenow 1884) (Naivasha/Kenya Hildebrandt francolin)

P. h. hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)

P. h. johnstoni (Shelley 1894) (Nyasa Hildebrandt francolin)

Jackson's francolin, Pternistis jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)

Handsome francolin, Pternistis nobilis (Reichenow, 1908)

Mount Cameroon francolin, Pternistis camerunensis (Alexander, 1909)

Swierstra's francolin, Pternistis swierstrai (Roberts, 1929)

Chestnut-naped francolin, Pternistis castaneicollis (Salvadori, 1888)

P. c. ogoensis (Mackworth-Praed 1920) (Somaliland chestnut-naped francolin)

P. c. castaneicollis (Salvadori 1888)

P. c. kaffanus (Grant & Mackworth-Praed 1934)

P. c. atrifrons (Conover 1930) (Ethiopian chestnut-naped francolin)

Erckel's francolin, Pternistis erckelii (Rüppell, 1835)

Djibouti francolin, Pternistis ochropectus (Dorst & Jouanin, 1952)

Red-billed spurfowl, Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838)

P. a. adspersus (Waterhouse 1838)

P. a. mesicus Clancey 1996

Cape spurfowl, Pternistis capensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Natal spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis (Smith, 1833)

P. n. neavei (Mackworth-Praed 1920) (Neave's Natal francolin)

P. n. natalensis (Smith 1833)

Yellow-necked spurfowl, Pternistis leucoscepus (Gray, 1867)

Grey-breasted spurfowl, Pternistis rufopictus (Reichenow, 1887)

Red-necked spurfowl, Pternistis afer (Statius Müller, 1776)

P. a. harterti Reichenow 1909 (Bujumbura/Usumbura red-necked francolin)

P. a. cranchii (Leach 1818) (Cranch's red-necked francolin)

P. a. leucoparaeus (Fischer & Reichenow 1884) (Kenya/East African red-necked)

P. a. melanogaster Neumann 1898

P. a. afer (Statius Müller 1776) (Angola/bare-throated red-necked partridge)

P. a. swynnertoni Sclater 1921 (Mashonaland red-necked francolin)

P. a. castaneiventer Gunning & Roberts 1911 (Cape red-necked francolin)

Swainson's spurfowl, Pternistis swainsonii (Smith, 1836)

P. s. lundazi White 1947

P. s. swainsonii (Smith 1836)

Tribe Gallini Brehm 1831 (Junglefowl, Francolins)

Genus Bambusicola Gould 1863

Mountain bamboo partridge, Bambusicola fytchii Anderson 1871

B. f. fytchii Anderson 1871

B. f. hopkinsoni Godwin-Austen 1874 (Assam bamboo partridge)

Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracica (Temminck 1815)

B. t. thoracicus (Temminck 1815)

B. t. sonorivox Gould 1863

Genus Gallus Brisson 1760 (Junglefowls)

†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 (Linnaeus, 1758)

G. g. murghi Robinson & Kloss 1920 (Indian red junglefowl)

G. g. spadiceus (Bonnaterre 1792) (Burmese red junglefowl)

G. g. jabouillei Delacour & Kinnear 1928 (Tonkinese red junglefowl)

G. g. gallus (Linnaeus 1758) (Cochin-Chinese red junglefowl)

G. g. bankiva Temminck 1813 (Javan red junglefowl)

Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813

Sri Lanka junglefowl, Gallus lafayetii Lesson, 1831

Green junglefowl, Gallus varius (Shaw, 1798)

Genus Dendroperdix Roberts, 1922

Crested francolin, Dendroperdix sephaena (A. Smith, 1836)

Genus Francolinus Stephens 1819 (sensu stricto)

Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Painted francolin, Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828)

Chinese francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786)

Grey francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789)

Swamp francolin, Francolinus gularis (Temminck, 1815)

Genus Peliperdix Bonaparte 1856

Latham's francolin, Peliperdix lathami ((Hartlaub, 1854)

P. l. lathami (Hartlaub 1854) (Latham's forest francolin)

P. l. schubotzi (Reichenow 1912) (Schubotz's forest francolin)

Genus Scleroptila Blyth 1852

Coqui francolin, Scleroptila coqui (Smith, 1836)

White-throated francolin, Scleroptila albogularis (Hartlaub, 1854)

Schlegel's francolin, Scleroptila schlegelii (Heuglin, 1863)

Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophorus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)

Finsch's francolin, Scleroptila finschi (Bocage, 1881)

Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825)

Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila africanus (Stephens, 1819)

Moorland francolin, Scleroptila psilolaemus (Gray, 1867)

Shelley's francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890)

Orange River francolin, Scleroptila levaillantoides (Smith, 1836)

Archer's francolin, Scleroptila gutturalis (Ruppell, 1835)

Tribe Pavonini Rafinesque 1815 (Peafowl)

Genus Rheinartia Maingonnat 1882

Crested argus, Rheinartia ocellata (Elliot 1871) Maingonnat 1882

R. o. ocellata (Elliot 1871) (Annam ocellated pheasant, Rheinardt's argus)

R. o. nigrescens Rothschild 1902 (Malay ocellated pheasant)

Genus Argusianus Rafinesque 1815

Great argus, Argusianus argus Linnaeus 1766) Gray 1849

A. a. grayi (Elliot 1865) (Bornean great argus)

A. a. argus (Linnaeus 1766) (Malayan great argus)

Genus Pavo Linnaeus 1758

†Pavo archiaci (Gaudry 1862a) Mlíkovský 2002

†Pavo bravardi (Gervais 1849) Mourer-Chauviré 1989b

Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Linnaeus 1758

Green peafowl, Pavo muticus Linnaeus 1766

P. m. spicifer Shaw 1804 (Burmese green peafowl)

P. m. imperator Delacour 1949 (Indo-Chinese green peafowl)

P. m. muticus Linnaeus 1766 (Malay/Pahang peafowl)

Genus Afropavo Chapin 1936

Congo peacock, Afropavo congensis Chapin 1936

Tribe Polyplectronini Blyth 1852 (Peacock-Pheasants)

Genus Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879

Crimson-headed partridge, Haematortyx sanguiniceps Sharpe, 1879

Genus Galloperdix Blyth 1845

Painted Spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes 1825)

Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Galloperdix bicalcarata (Forster 1781)

Red Spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea (Gmelin 1789)

Genus Polyplectron Temminck, 1807 (peacock-pheasants)

Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron chalcurum) Lesson, 1831

Mountain peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron inopinatum) (Rothschild, 1903)

Germain's peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron germaini) Elliot, 186603)

Grey peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hainan peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron katsumatae) Rothschild, 1906

Malayan peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron malacense) (Scopoli, 1786)

Bornean peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) Brüggemann, 1877

Palawan peacock-pheasant, (Polyplectron emphanum) Lesson, 1831

Subfamily Phasianinae

Tribe Ithaginini Wolters 1976

Genus Ithaginis Wagler 1832

Blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus

Tribe Lophophorini Gray 1841 (Monals & Tragopans)

Genus Tragopan Cuvier 1829 non Gray 1841

Western tragopan, (Tragopan melanocephalus)

Satyr tragopan, (Tragopan satyra)

Blyth's tragopan, (Tragopan blythii)

Temminck's tragopan, (Tragopan temminckii)

Cabot's tragopan, (Tragopan caboti)

Genus Lophophorus Temminck 1813 non Agassiz 1846 (monals)

Himalayan monal, (Lophophorus impejanus)

Sclater's monal, (Lophophorus sclateri)

Chinese monal, (Lophophorus lhuysii)

Genus Lerwa Hodgson 1837

Snow partridge, Lerwa lerwa

Genus Tetraophasis Elliot 1871 (monal-partridge)

Verreaux's monal-partridge, Tetraophasis obscurus

Szechenyi's monal-partridge, Tetraophasis szechenyii

Tribe Phasianini Horsfield 1821 (Pheasants)

Genus Perdix

Grey partridge, Perdix perdix

Daurian partridge, Perdix dauurica

Tibetan partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae

Genus Syrmaticus (long-tailed pheasants)

Reeve's pheasant, (Syrmaticus reevesi)

Elliot's pheasant, (Syrmaticus ellioti)

Mrs. Hume's pheasant, (Syrmaticus humiae)

Mikado pheasant, (Syrmaticus mikado)

Copper pheasant, (Syrmaticus soemmerringi)

Genus Phasianus (typical pheasants)

Green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)

Common pheasant, (Phasianus colchicus)

Genus Chrysolophus (ruffed pheasants)

Golden pheasant, (Chrysolophus pictus)

Lady Amherst's pheasant, (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

Genus Crossoptilon (eared pheasants)

White-eared pheasant, (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

Tibetan eared pheasant, (Crossoptilon harmani)

Brown eared pheasant, (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)

Blue eared pheasant, (Crossoptilon auritum)

Genus Catreus

Cheer pheasant, (Catreus wallichi)

Genus Lophura (gallopheasants)

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)

Edward's pheasant, (Lophura edwardsi)

Vietnamese pheasant, (Lophura hatinhensis)

Swinhoe's pheasant, (Lophura swinhoii)

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)

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)

Siamese fireback, (Lophura diardi)

Bulwer's pheasant, (Lophura bulweri)

Tribe Tetraonini Leach 1820 [Meliperdicinae] (Grouse & Turkeys)

Genus Pucrasia

Koklass pheasant, (Pucrasia macrolopha)

Genus Meleagris (Turkeys)

Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Ocellated turkey, Meleagris ocellata

Genus Bonasa

Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus

Genus Tetrastes

Hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia

Chinese grouse, Tetrastes sewerzowi

Genus Centrocercus (sage grouse)

Greater sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus

Gunnison sage-grouse, Centrocercus minimus

Genus Dendragapus

Dusky grouse, Dendragapus obscurus

Sooty grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus

Genus Tympanuchus (prairie grouse)

Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus

Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, T. phasianellus columbianus

Greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido

Attwater's prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri

Heath Hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido (extinct, 1932)

Lesser prairie chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Genus Lagopus (ptarmigans)

Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus

Red grouse, Lagopus (lagopus) scoticus

Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

White-tailed ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura

Genus Falcipennis

Siberian grouse, Falcipennis falcipennis

Spruce grouse, Falcipennis canadensis

Franklin's grouse, Falcipennis (canadensis) franklinii

Genus Tetrao (black grouse)

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix

Caucasian grouse, Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus

Cantabrian capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus cantabricus

Black-billed capercaillie, Tetrao parvirostris