Phasianidae

Classification

Genera in Phasianidae

• Pternistis — 24 species: Pternistis adspersus, Pternistis afer, Pternistis ahantensis, Pternistis atrifrons, Pternistis bicalcaratus, Pternistis camerunensis, Pternistis capensis, Pternistis castaneicollis
• Arborophila — 19 species: Arborophila ardens, Arborophila atrogularis, Arborophila brunneopectus, Arborophila cambodiana, Arborophila campbelli, Arborophila crudigularis, Arborophila davidi, Arborophila diversa
• Phasianus — 15 species: Phasianus africanus, Phasianus alfhildae, Phasianus altus, Phasianus archiaci, Phasianus bulgaricus, Phasianus colchicus, Phasianus cristatus, Phasianus etuliensis
• Tetrao — 15 species: Tetrao altaicus, Tetrao conjugens, Tetrao falcolinus, Tetrao gibraltaricus, Tetrao macropus, Tetrao major, Tetrao marilandicus, Tetrao mexicanus
• Meleagris — 13 species: Meleagris altus, Meleagris antiquus, Meleagris celer, Meleagris crassipes, Meleagris cristata, Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris hybrida, Meleagris leopoldi
• Coturnix — 12 species: Coturnix alabrevis, Coturnix centensis, Coturnix communis, Coturnix coromandelica, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix delegorguei, Coturnix excalfactoria, Coturnix japonica
• Lophura — 10 species: Lophura bulweri, Lophura diardi, Lophura edwardsi, Lophura erythrophthalma, Lophura gracilis, Lophura ignita, Lophura inornata, Lophura leucomelanos
• Alectoris — 9 species: Alectoris barbara, Alectoris baryosefi, Alectoris bavarica, Alectoris chukar, Alectoris graeca, Alectoris magna, Alectoris melanocephala, Alectoris philbyi
• Gallus — 9 species: Gallus beremendensis, Gallus bravardi, Gallus communis, Gallus europaeus, Gallus gallus, Gallus lafayettii, Gallus moldovicus, Gallus sonneratii
• Polyplectron — 9 species: Polyplectron argus, Polyplectron bicalcaratum, Polyplectron chalcurum, Polyplectron germaini, Polyplectron inopinatum, Polyplectron katsumatae, Polyplectron malacense, Polyplectron napoleonis
• Scleroptila — 8 species: Scleroptila afra, Scleroptila elgonensis, Scleroptila finschi, Scleroptila gutturalis, Scleroptila levaillantii, Scleroptila psilolaema, Scleroptila shelleyi, Scleroptila streptophora
• Perdix — 7 species: Perdix dauurica, Perdix hodgsoniae, Perdix jurcsaki, Perdix novae, Perdix novaeguineae, Perdix palaeoperdix, Perdix perdix
• Lagopus — 6 species: Lagopus atavus, Lagopus balcanicus, Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus leucura, Lagopus muta, Lagopus voinstvenskii
• Syrmaticus — 5 species: Syrmaticus ellioti, Syrmaticus humiae, Syrmaticus mikado, Syrmaticus reevesii, Syrmaticus soemmerringii
• Tetraogallus — 5 species: Tetraogallus altaicus, Tetraogallus caspius, Tetraogallus caucasicus, Tetraogallus himalayensis, Tetraogallus tibetanus
• Tragopan — 5 species: Tragopan blythii, Tragopan caboti, Tragopan melanocephalus, Tragopan satyra, Tragopan temminckii
• Tympanuchus — 5 species: Tympanuchus cupido, Tympanuchus lulli, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, Tympanuchus phasianellus, Tympanuchus stirtoni
• Crossoptilon — 4 species: Crossoptilon auritum, Crossoptilon crossoptilon, Crossoptilon harmani, Crossoptilon mantchuricum
• Francolinus — 4 species: Francolinus capeki, Francolinus francolinus, Francolinus pictus, Francolinus pintadeanus
• Lophophorus — 4 species: Lophophorus impejanus, Lophophorus lhuysii, Lophophorus refulgens, Lophophorus sclateri
• Palaeocryptonyx — 4 species: Palaeocryptonyx depereti, Palaeocryptonyx donnezani, Palaeocryptonyx grivensis, Palaeocryptonyx hungaricus
• Pavo — 4 species: Pavo californicus, Pavo cristatus, Pavo moldavicus, Pavo muticus
• Perdicula — 4 species: Perdicula argoondah, Perdicula asiatica, Perdicula erythrorhyncha, Perdicula manipurensis
• Synoicus — 4 species: Synoicus adansonii, Synoicus chinensis, Synoicus monorthonyx, Synoicus ypsilophorus
• Bambusicola — 3 species:
• Campocolinus — 3 species:
• Galloperdix — 3 species:
• Lyrurus — 3 species:
• Ortygornis — 3 species:
• Pliogallus — 3 species:
• Tropicoperdix — 3 species:
• Ammoperdix — 2 species:
• Centrocercus — 2 species:
• Chrysolophus — 2 species:
• Dendragapus — 2 species:
• Miortyx — 2 species:
• Rheinardia — 2 species:
• Rhizothera — 2 species:
• Telecrex — 2 species:
• Tetraophasis — 2 species:
• Tetrastes — 2 species:
• Xenoperdix — 2 species:
• Afropavo — 1 species:
• Argusianus — 1 species:
• Bonasa — 1 species:
• Caloperdix — 1 species:
• Canachites — 1 species:
• Catreus — 1 species:
• Coturnipes — 1 species:
• Diangallus — 1 species:
• Falcipennis — 1 species:
• Haematortyx — 1 species:
• Ithaginis — 1 species:
• Lerwa — 1 species:
• Litoripes — 1 species:
• Margaroperdix — 1 species:
• Melanoperdix — 1 species:
• Ophrysia — 1 species:
• Peliperdix — 1 species:
• Pucrasia — 1 species:
• Rhegminornis — 1 species:
• Rollulus — 1 species:
• Archaeophasianus
• Miophasianus
• Parapavo
• Plioperdix
• Schaubortyx

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.