Phasianidae - Wikipedia
WEBThe Phasianidae are a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. The family is a large one and includes 185 species divided into 54 genera.
Pheasant - Wikipedia
WEBPheasants (/ ˈ f ɛ z ə n t / FEH-zənt) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant …
Common pheasant - Wikipedia
WEBThe common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". The species name colchicus is Latin for "of Colchis" (modern day Georgia), a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans.
Phasianidae | bird family | Britannica
WEBPhasianidae, the pheasant family, a bird family (order Galliformes) that includes among its members the jungle fowl (from which the domestic chicken is descended), partridge, peacock, pheasant, and quail. Some classifications assign the turkey to Phasianidae, whereas several others place it in the.
ADW: Phasianidae: INFORMATION
WEBPhasianidae is a diverse group comprising over 50 genera and over 214 species. Phasianid galliforms are commonly known as grouse, turkeys, pheasants, partridges, francolins, and Old World quail. Phasianids are small …
Phasianidae - Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies - Birds of the World
WEBMar 4, 2020 · Most phasianids are omnivorous, eating a wide variety of foods, including leaves, seeds, berries, insects and other invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Some such as grouse, however, are almost entirely herbivorous, …
Phasianidae: Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Turkeys
WEBThe Phasianidae ’s diversity peaks in Asia, where its representatives range in size from the tiny, ironically named King Quail ( Excalfactoria chinensis) up to the global champion of tail-feathers, the spectacular Green Peafowl ( Pavo muticus), include an ornate gallery of monals, tragopans, pheasants, and peacock-pheasants, and occupy nearly ev...
Phasianidae - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Phasianidae is a family of birds which includes the pheasants, partridges, grouse, junglefowl (including chicken). These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad relatively short wings. Many have a spur on their legs. Males of the larger species are often brightly coloured.
Pheasant - New World Encyclopedia
WEBDescription. The pheasant family, Phasianidae, consists of the pheasants and their allies, including quail, partridges, junglefowl, and peafowl). These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad relatively short wings. Many have a spur on their legs. Males of the larger species often are brightly colored.
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Family Phasianidae) · iNaturalist
WEBThe Phasianidae are a family of heavy, groundliving birds which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae.
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