Family Phasanidae Monroe and Sibley 1893 (fowl)
Aves - Galliformes - Phasanidae
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to J. A. Alcover 1989
See also Peterson 1999
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phasanidae in the database