Welcome to the Galliformes (Game Birds) Resources Page!
A Male Ceylon junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii) photographed by Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Galliformes Classification
- Family Megapodiidae – mound-builders and scrubfowl, or megapodes
- Family Cracidae – chachalacas, guans and curassows
- Superfamily Phasianoidea
- Family Odontophoridae – New World quail
- Family Numididae – guineafowl
- Family Phasianidae – pheasants, partridges and relatives
- Subfamily Arborophilinae – jungle- and wood-partridges
- Subfamily Coturnicinae – Old World quail, scrub-partridges and spurfowl
- Subfamily Pavoninae – peafowl and ocellated pheasants
- Subfamily Gallininae – francolins and junglefowl (including chickens)
- Subfamily Meleagridinae – turkeys
- Subfamily Perdicinae – grey partridges (probably belong in either Meleagridinae or Phasianinae)
- Subfamily Tetraoninae – grouse
- Subfamily Phasianinae – true pheasants
Web Resources
Skulls Unlimited - Galliformes Skulls and Bones - Being familiar with the shapes of animal bones is yet a higher level of understanding about the creature being studied. Enjoy this fantastic website about bones!
Galliformes Website
What Bird.com - Galliformes of course!
The Prairie Chicken
Skulls Unlimited - Galliformes Skulls and Bones - Being familiar with the shapes of animal bones is yet a higher level of understanding about the creature being studied. Enjoy this fantastic website about bones!
Galliformes Website
What Bird.com - Galliformes of course!
The Prairie Chicken
guidelines_for_the_re-introduction_of_galliformes_for_conservation_purposes.pdf |
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