Tribe Perdicini (pheasant)
Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Alternative spelling: Pexdicini
Parent taxon: Phasianinae according to L. Hou 1985
Sister taxa: Archaeophasianus, Coturnicini, Gallini, Lophophorini, Palaeophasianus, Pavonini, Phasianini, Polyplectronini, Tetraonini
Subtaxa: Bambusicola
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Lufeng (Miocene of China)