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Galliformes (fowl)

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Galliformes Temminck
1890Galliformes Zittel p. 847
1898Galliformes Gadow p. 33
1930Galliformes Hay p. 323
1940Galliformes Wetmore p. 42
1953Galliformes Stirton p. 614
1960Galliformes Wetmore p. 26
1988Galliformes Carroll
1989Galliformes Shoshani et al. p. 436
1992Galliformes Parmalee p. 312
1997Galliformes Livezey p. 398
2002Galliformes Hope p. 353
2005Galliformes Clarke et al. p. 307
2005Galliformes Mayr p. 318
2006Galliformes Lindow and Dyke p. 485
2006Galliformes Slack et al. p. 1150
2007Galliformes Livezey and Zusi p. 89
2009Galliformes Mayr p. 35
2014Galliformes del Hoyo et al.
2017Galliformes Worthy et al.
2020Galliformes Worthy and Nguyen p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subor. Galliformes Temminck 1820 [fowl]
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G. †Amitabha Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski 2003
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†Amitabha urbsinterdictensis Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski 2003
G. †Archaealectrornis Crowe and Short 1992
G. †Argillipes Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Argillipes aurorum Harrison and Walker 1977
†Argillipes paralectoris Harrison and Walker 1977
G. †Bumbanipodius Zelenkov 2021
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†Bumbanipodius magnus Zelenkov 2021
G. †Bumbanortyx Zelenkov 2021
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†Bumbanortyx transitoria Zelenkov 2021
Subor. Craci Sibley 1988
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Invalid names: Cracoidea [empty], Megapodioidea [empty]
Fm. Cracidae Vigors 1825
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G. †Boreortalis Brodkorb 1954 [chachalaca]
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†Boreortalis laesslei Brodkorb 1954 [chachalaca]
Subfm. Cracinae Vigors 1825
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G. Crax Linnaeus 1758
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Crax globulosa Spix 1825 [Wattled curassow]
Crax rubra Linnaeus 1758 [Great curassow]
Subfm. Oreophasinae Sclater and Salvin 1870
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G. Oreophasis Sclater and Salvin 1870 [Horned guan]
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Oreophasis derbianus Gray 1844 [Horned guan]
G. Ortalis Merrem 1786 [chachalaca]
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Ortalis canicollis Wagler 1830 [Chaco chachalaca]
Ortalis cinereiceps Gray 1867 [Grey-headed Chachalaca]
Ortalis leucogastra Gould 1843 [White-bellied chachalaca]
Ortalis motmot Linnaeus 1766 [Little chachalaca]
†Ortalis phengites Wetmore 1923
†Ortalis pollicaris Miller 1944
Ortalis superciliaris Gray 1867 [Buff-browed chachalaca]
†Ortalis tantala Wetmore 1933
Ortalis vetula Wagler 1830 [Plain chachalaca]
G. †Palaeonossax Wetmore 1956
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†Palaeonossax senectus Wetmore 1956
G. Pauxi Temminck 1813
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Pauxi pauxi Temminck 1813 [helmeted curassow]
G. Penelope Merrem 1786
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Penelope argyrotis Bonaparte 1856 [Band-tailed guan]
Penelope barbata Chapman 1921 [Bearded guan]
Penelope marail Müller 1776 [Marail guan]
Penelope montagnii Bonaparte 1856 [Andean guan]
Penelope ortoni Salvin 1874 [Baudo guan]
Penelope purpurascens Wagler 1830 [crested guan]
Penelope superciliaris Temminck 1815 [Rusty-margined guan]
Subfm. Penelopinae Huxley 1868
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G. †Aburria Reichenbach 1853
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†Aburria aburri Lesson 1828
G. Chamaepetes Wagler 1832 [guan]
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Chamaepetes goudotii Lesson 1828 [Sickle-winged guan]
Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin 1867 [Black guan]
G. Penelopina Reichenbach 1861 [Highland guan]
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Penelopina nigra Fraser 1852 [Highland guan]
G. Pipile Bonaparte 1856 [Piping-guan]
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Pipile pipile Jacquin 1784 [Trinidad piping-guan]
Invalid names: Ortalisinae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Fm. †Gallinuloididae Lucas 1900
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G. †Eortyx Brodkorb 1967
G. †Gallinuloides Eastman 1900
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G. †Paraortygoides Mayr 2000
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†Paraortygoides argillae Mayr and Kitchener 2024
†Paraortygoides radagasti Dyke and Gulas 2002
Superfm. Galloidae Hay 1930
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Invalid names: Odontophorinae Gould 1844 [empty]
Fm. Tetraonidae Linnaeus 1758 [grouse]
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G. †Palaealectoris Wetmore 1930
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†Palaealectoris incertus Wetmore 1930
G. Pediocaetes Baird 1858
G. †Gigantibis Harrison and Walker 1976
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†Gigantibis incognita Harrison and Walker 1976
Fm. Megapodiidae Lesson 1831 [megapode]
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G. Aepypodius Oustalet 1880 [Brush-turkeys]
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Aepypodius arfakianus Salvadori 1877 [Wattled brush-turkey]
Aepypodius bruijnii Oustalet 1880 [Waigeo brush-turkey]
G. Alectura Latham 1824 [Brush-turkey]
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Alectura lathami Gray 1831 [Australian brush-turkey]
G. Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant 1893 [Moluccan scrubfowl]
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Eulipoa wallacei Gray 1860 [Moluccan scrubfowl]
G. †Garrdimalga Shute et al. 2017
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†Garrdimalga mcnamarai Shute et al. 2017
G. †Latagallina Shute et al. 2017
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†Latagallina naracoortensis van Tets 1974
†Latagallina olsoni Shute et al. 2017
G. Leipoa Gould 1840 [malleefowl]
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Leipoa ocellata Gould 1840 [malleefowl]
G. Macrocephalon Muller 1846 [maleo]
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Macrocephalon maleo Muller 1846 [maleo]
G. Megapodius Gaimard 1823 [scrubfowl]
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†Megapodius alimentum Steadman 1989 [consumed scrubfowl]
†Megapodius amissus Worthy 2000
Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel 1866 [Sula scrubfowl]
Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn 1853 [Philippine scrubfowl]
Megapodius decollatus Oustalet 1878 [New Guinea scrubfowl]
Megapodius eremita Hartlaub 1868 [Melanesian scrubfowl]
Megapodius freycinet Gaimard 1823 [dusky scrubfowl]
Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer 1874 [Biak scrubfowl]
Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823 [Micronesian scrubfowl]
Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879 [Vanuatu scrubfowl]
†Megapodius molistructor Balouet and Olson 1989 [pile-builder megapode]
Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth 1846 [Nicobar scrubfowl]
Megapodius pritchardii Gray 1864 [Niuafoou scrubfowl]
Megapodius reinwardt Dumont 1823 [Orange-footed scrubfowl]
Megapodius tenimberensis Sclater 1883 [Tanimbar scrubfowl]
G. †Mwalau Worthy et al. 2015
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†Mwalau walterlinii Worthy et al. 2015 [Lini's megapode]
G. †Ngawupodius Boles and Ivison 1999
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†Ngawupodius minya Boles and Ivison 1999
G. †Progura De Vis 1889
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†Progura campestris Shute et al. 2017
†Progura gallinacea De Vis 1889
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Invalid names: Chosornis praeteritus De Vis 1889 [synonym], Palaeopelargus nobilis De Vis 1892 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chosornis De Vis 1889 [synonym], Palaeopelargus De Vis 1892 [synonym]
G. Talegalla Lesson 1828 [Brush-turkeys]
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Talegalla cuvieri Lesson 1828 [Red-billed brush-turkey]
Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 [Black-billed brush-turkey]
Talegalla jobiensis Meyer 1874 [Collared brush-turkey]
G. †Namaortyx Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2011
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†Namaortyx sperrgebietensis Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2011
Fm. Numididae Reichenbach 1850 [guineafowl]
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G. Acryllium Gray 1840
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Acryllium vulturinum Hardwicke 1834 [Vulturine guineafowl]
G. Numida Linnaeus 1766 [helmeted guineafowl]
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Numida meleagris Linnaeus 1758 [helmeted guineafowl]
G. †Telecrex Wetmore 1934
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†Telecrex grangeri Wetmore 1934
Invalid names: Telecrecinae Wetmore 1934 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Odontophoridae Gould 1844 [New World quail]
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G. Caccabis Kaup 1829
G. Callipepla Wagler 1832 [crested quail]
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Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 [California quail]
Callipepla douglasii Vigors 1829 [elegant quail]
Callipepla gambelii Gambel 1843 [Gambel's quail]
Invalid names: Lophortyx Bonaparte 1838 [synonym]
G. Colinus Goldfuss 1820 [bobwhite]
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Colinus cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [crested bobwhite]
†Colinus eatoni Shufeldt 1915
†Colinus hibbardi Wetmore 1944
†Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 [northern bobwhite]
Invalid names: Ortyx Stephens 1819 [replaced]
G. Cyrtonyx Gould 1844
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†Cyrtonyx cooki Wetmore 1934
Cyrtonyx montezumae Vigors 1830 [Montezuma quail]
Cyrtonyx ocellatus Gould 1837 [ocellated quail]
†Cyrtonyx tedfordi Miller 1952 [quail]
G. †Miortyx Miller 1944 [quail]
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†Miortyx aldeni Howard 1966
†Miortyx teres Miller 1944 [quail]
G. †Nanortyx Weigel 1963
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†Nanortyx inexpectatus Weigel 1963
G. Odontophorus Vieillot 1816
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Odontophorus capueira Spix 1825 [Spot-winged wood-quail]
Odontophorus columbianus Gould 1850 [Venezuelan wood-quail]
Odontophorus guttatus Gould 1838 [spotted wood-quail]
G. Oreortyx Baird 1858
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Oreortyx pictus Douglas 1829 [mountain quail]
Subfm. Ptilopachinae Bowie et al. 2013
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G. Ptilopachus Swainson 1837
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Ptilopachus petrosus Gmelin 1789 [stone partridge]
Fm. †Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992
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G. †Xorazmortyx Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2019
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†Xorazmortyx turkestanensis Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2019
G. †Paraortyx Gaillard 1908
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†Paraortyx brancoi Gaillard 1908
†Paraortyx lorteti Gaillard 1908
Subor. Phasiani
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Fm. Meleagridae Gray 1840 [turkey]
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G. Agriocharis Chapman 1896
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†Agriocharis anza Howard 1963
†Agriocharis progenes Brodkorb 1964
G. †Parapavo Miller 1916
Invalid names: Phasianoidea [empty]
Fm. Phasianidae Horsfield 1821 [pheasant]
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G. Afropavo Chapin 1936
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Afropavo congensis Chapin 1936 [Congo peacock]
G. Alectoris Kaup 1829 [partridge]
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†Alectoris baryosefi Tchernov 1980
†Alectoris bavarica Ballman 1966
Alectoris chukar Gray 1830 [chukar]
†Alectoris edwardsi Depéret 1887
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Invalid names: Palaeortyx miocaena Gaillard 1939 [synonym]
Alectoris graeca Meisner 1804 [rock partridge]
†Alectoris prisca Milne-Edwards 1871
Alectoris rufa Linnaeus 1758 [red-legged partridge]
Invalid names: Chauvireria Boev 1997 [synonym]
G. Bonasa Stephens 1819
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Bonasa umbellus Linnaeus 1766 [ruffed grouse]
G. Centrocercus Swainson 1832
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Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte 1827 [greater sage-grouse]
G. †Coturnipes Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Coturnipes cooperi Harrison and Walker 1977
G. Coturnix Bonnaterre 1791 [quail]
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Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 [common quail]
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Invalid names: Scolopax ghardalamensi Fischer and Stephan 1974 [synonym]
†Coturnix gomerae Jaume et al. 1993 [Canary Islands quail]
Coturnix japonica Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [Japanese quail]
†Coturnix longipes Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Palaeocryptonyx gaillardi Ennouchi 1930 [synonym]
†Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [New Zealand quail]
Coturnix pectoralis Gould 1837 [stubble quail]
Invalid names: Palaeoperdix Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym]
G. Dendragapus Elliot 1864
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Dendragapus fuliginosus Ridgway 1873 [sooty grouse]
†Dendragapus gilli Shufeldt 1891
Dendragapus obscurus Say 1823 [dusky grouse]
Invalid names: Palaeotetrix Shufeldt 1891 [synonym]
G. Falcipennis Elliot 1864
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Falcipennis canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [spruce grouse]
Invalid names: Canachites Stejneger 1885 [synonym]
G. Francolinus Stephens 1819 [francolin]
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†Francolinus capeki Lambrecht 1933
G. Gallus Brisson 1766 [junglefowl]
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†Gallus beremendensis Jánossy 1976
†Gallus bravardi Gervais 1852
†Gallus europaeus Harrison 1978
Gallus gallus Linnaeus 1758 [chicken]
†Gallus moldovicus Burčak-Abramovič and Ganea 1993
G. Lagopus Brisson 1760 [ptarmigan]
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†Lagopus atavus Jánossy 1976
†Lagopus balcanicus Boev 1995
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 [willow ptarmigan]
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Invalid names: Lagopus medius Woldřich 1893 [synonym]
Lagopus leucura Richardson 1831 [white-tailed ptarmigan]
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 [rock ptarmigan]
†Lagopus voinstvenskii Ganea 1972
G. †Litoripes Harrison and Walker 1979
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†Litoripes medius Harrison and Walker 1979
G. Lyrurus Swainson 1832
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†Lyrurus partium Kretzoi 1962
Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 [black grouse]
G. Margaroperdix Reichenbach 1853
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Margaroperdix madagarensis Scopoli 1786 [Madagascar partridge]
G. Meleagris Linnaeus 1758 [turkey]
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†Meleagris altus Marsh 1872
†Meleagris californica Miller 1909
†Meleagris celer Marsh 1872
†Meleagris crassipes Miller 1940
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 [wild turkey]
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Invalid names: Ardea sellardsi Shufeldt 1917 [synonym]
†Meleagris leopoldi Miller and Bowman 1956
†Meleagris richmondi Shufeldt 1915
†Meleagris superba Cope 1870
†Meleagris tridens Wetmore 1931
G. †Miogallus Lambrecht 1933
G. †Miophasianus Lambrecht 1933
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†Miophasianus altus Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Ardea similis Fraas 1870 [synonym], Gallus longaevus von Ammon 1918 [synonym], Palaeortyx maxima Lydekker 1893 [synonym], Phasianus augustus von Ammon 1918 [synonym], Phasianus desnoyersi Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym], Tantalus milneedwardsii Shufeldt 1896 [synonym]
†Miophasianus medius Milne-Edwards 1871
G. †Palaeocryptonyx Depéret 1892
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†Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890
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Invalid names: Ammoperdix ponticus Tugarinov 1940 [synonym], Francolinus subfrancolinus Jánossy 1976 [synonym], Francolinus wezensis Jánossy 1981 [synonym]
†Palaeocryptonyx grivensis Ennouchi 1930
G. †Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards 1869
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†Palaeortyx blanchardi Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx brevipes Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx caluxyensis Gaillard 1908
†Palaeortyx gaillardi Lambrecht 1933
†Palaeortyx gallica Milne-Edwards 1869
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Invalid names: Coturnix miocenica de Villalta 1963 [synonym], Palaeortyx depereti Ennouchi 1930 [synonym], Palaeortyx grivensis Lydekker 1893 [synonym], Palaeortyx ocyptera Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym], Rallus dasypus Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
†Palaeortyx intermedia Ballman 1966
†Palaeortyx joleaudi Ennouchi 1930
†Palaeortyx major Gaillard 1939
†Palaeortyx media Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx phasianoides Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx volans Gohlich and Pavia 2008
G. Pavo Linnaeus 1758 [peafowl]
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†Pavo archiaci Gaudry 1862
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Invalid names: Gallus aesculapi Gaudry 1861 [synonym]
Pavo cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [Indian peafowl]
†Pavo moldavicus Bocheński and Kuročkin 1987
Pavo muticus Linnaeus 1766 [green peafowl]
Pavo muticus muticus Linnaeus 1766
G. Peliperdix Bonaparte 1856
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Peliperdix lathami Hartlaub 1854 [forest francolin]
G. †Percolinus Harrison and Walker 1977
G. Perdix Brisson 1760 [partridge]
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†Perdix palaeoperdix Mourer-Chauviré 1975
Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 [grey partridge]
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Invalid names: Alectoris sutcliffei Harrison 1980 [synonym]
Subfm. Phasianinae Horsfield 1821
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G. †Archaeophasianus Lambrecht 1933
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G. †Palaeophasianus Shufeldt 1913
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G. Bambusicola Gould 1863
Tr. Phasianini Horsfield 1821
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G. Chrysolophus Gray 1834 [pheasant]
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Chrysolophus amherstiae Leadbeater 1829 [Lady Amhersts pheasant]
Chrysolophus pictus Linnaeus 1758 [Golden pheasant]
G. †Diangallus Hou 1985
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†Diangallus mious Hou 1985
G. Lophura Fleming 1822
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Lophura ignita Shaw 1797 [Bornean crested fireback]
G. Syrmaticus Wagler 1832
Invalid names: Coturnicini Reichenbach 1848 [empty], Gallini Brehm 1831 [empty], Lophophorini Gray 1841 [empty], Pavonini Rafinesque 1815 [empty], Polyplectronini Blyth 1852 [empty], Tetraonini Leach 1820 [empty]
G. Phasianus Linnaeus 1758
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†Phasianus alfhildae Shufeldt 1915
†Phasianus americanus Shufeldt 1915
†Phasianus bulgaricus Boev 2020
Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758 [ring-necked pheasant]
†Phasianus etuliensis Bocheński and Kuročkin 1987
†Phasianus hermonis Gaudry 1862
†Phasianus lufengia Hou 1985
†Phasianus mioceanus Shufeldt 1915
G. †Pirortyx Brodkorb 1964
G. †Pliogallus Gaillard 1939
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†Pliogallus coturnoides Tugarinov 1940
†Pliogallus crassipes Gaillard 1939
†Pliogallus kormosi Gaillard 1939
G. †Plioperdix Kretzoi 1955
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†Plioperdix hungarica Janossy 1991
G. Pternistis Wagler 1832
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Pternistis capensis Gmelin 1789 [cape francolin]
Pternistis clappertoni Children and Vigors 1826 [Clapperton's francolin]
G. †Schaubortyx Brodkorb 1964
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†Schaubortyx keltica Eastman 1905
G. Scleroptila Blyth 1849
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Scleroptila shelleyi Ogilvie-Grant 1890 [Shelley's francolin]
G. Synoicus Gould 1843
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Synoicus chinensis Linnaeus 1766 [blue-breasted quail]
Synoicus ypsilophorus Bosc 1793 [brown quail]
Invalid names: Excalfactoria Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
G. Tetrao Linnaeus 1758
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†Tetrao conjugens Jánossy 1974
†Tetrao macropus Jánossy 1967
†Tetrao praeurogallus Jánossy 1969
†Tetrao rhodopensis Boev 1998
Tetrao urogalloides Middendorff 1853 [black-billed capercaillie]
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Invalid names: Tetrao parvirostris Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus 1758 [western capercaillie]
G. Tetraogallus Gray 1832
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Tetraogallus altaicus Gebler 1836 [Altai snowcock]
G. Tetrastes Keyserling and Blasius 1840
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Tetrastes bonasia Linnaeus 1758 [hazel grouse]
G. Tympanuchus Gloger 1841
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Tympanuchus cupido Linnaeus 1758 [greater prairie chicken]
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Invalid names: Cupidonia americanus Reichenbach 1852 [synonym]
†Tympanuchus lulli Shufeldt 1915
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ridgway 1873 [lesser prairie chicken]
Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 [sharp-tailed grouse]
†Tympanuchus stirtoni Miller 1944
Invalid names: Cupidonia Reichenbach 1852 [synonym], Pedioecetes Baird 1858 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alectoris pliocaena Tugarinov 1940 [invalid subgroup], Perdicinae [invalid subgroup], Rollulinae Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Tetraoninae Linnaeus 1758 [empty]
G. †Procrax Tordoff and Macdonald 1957
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†Procrax brevipes Tordoff and Macdonald 1957
Fm. †Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992
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G. †Ameripodius Alvarenga 1995
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†Ameripodius alexis Mourer-Chauviré 2000
G. †Palintropus Brodkorb 1970
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†Palintropus retusus Marsh 1892
G. †Quercymegapodius Mourer-Chauviré 1992
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†Quercymegapodius depereti Gaillard 1908
G. †Scopelortyx Mourer-Chauvire et al. 2015
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†Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauvire et al. 2015
G. †Sobniogallus Tomek et al. 2014
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†Sobniogallus albinojamrozi Tomek et al. 2014
G. †Taoperdix Milne-Edwards 1869
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†Taoperdix miocaena Ballman 1966
†Taoperdix pessieti Gervais 1862
Fm. †Waltonortygidae Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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G. †Waltonortyx Mayr and Kitchener 2024
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†Waltonortyx bumbanipodiides Mayr and Kitchener 2024
Invalid names: Galli [empty], Odontiphorinidae Gould 1844 [empty], Phasanidae Monroe and Sibley 1893 [empty], Sylviornithes Worthy et al. 2017 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (571 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Palintropus sp. (34307)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Argillipes aurorum (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Argillipes paralectornis, Argillipes aurorum (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Coturnipes cooperi (204217) Quercymegapodiidae indet., Paraortygoides argillae, Waltonortyx bumbanipodiides (227361)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Gallinuloides sp. (84460)
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71Mongolia Telecrex grangeri (84512)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Gallinuloides wyomingensis (187019)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeophasianus meleagroides (74631)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Coturnipes cooperi (15595)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Galliformes indet. (37206)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Bumbanortyx transitoria, Bumbanipodius magnus (114685) Quercymegapodiidae indet. (208823)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Amitabha urbsinterdictensis (70145)
Bridgerian - Early/Lower Uintan50.3 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Phasianus alfhildae (224184)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Litoripes medius (42452) Phasianidae indet. (41888)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Paraortygidae indet. (208341)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Namaortyx sperrgebietensis (114539) Scopelortyx klinghardtensis (165176)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Taoperdix sp. (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Uzbekistan Xorazmortyx turkestanensis (49137)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1USA (Washington) Galliformes indet. (222795 222796)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Procrax brevipes (74636)