Phasianidae
Tetraogallus caucasicus (Pallas, 1811)
Tetraogallus caucasicus (Pallas, 1811)
Tetraogallus caucasicus, the Caucasian snowcock, is a medium, patterned grey bird with specific plumage traits and distinct calls.
Tetraogallus himalayensis G.R.Gray, 1843
Tetraogallus himalayensis G.R.Gray, 1843
Tetraogallus himalayensis, the Himalayan snowcock, is a large partridge-like alpine bird native to Central and South Asian mountains.
Tetraogallus tibetanus Gould, 1854
Tetraogallus tibetanus Gould, 1854
Tetraogallus tibetanus (Tibetan snowcock) is a least-concern galliform bird found across high Asian mountain regions.
Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
This text describes the appearance, range, and habitat of the gamebird species the black francolin.
Perdicula asiatica (Latham, 1790)
Perdicula asiatica (Latham, 1790)
Perdicula asiatica, the jungle bush quail, is a small sexually dimorphic quail native to the Indian subcontinent.
Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe, 1864)
Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe, 1864)
The Taiwan partridge, Arborophila crudigularis, is an endemic bird of Taiwan’s central and eastern mountains.
Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth, 1849)
Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth, 1849)
Arborophila rufogularis, the rufous-throated partridge, is a small Asian partridge found in high-elevation montane forests.
Arborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855)
Arborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855)
Arborophila brunneopectus, the bar-backed partridge, is a small partridge found across multiple countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Arborophila campbelli (Robinson, 1904)
Arborophila campbelli (Robinson, 1904)
Arborophila campbelli is a small partridge found in montane forests of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.
Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848
Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848
This is a detailed description of the morphology, distribution, habitat, and ecology of Coturnix japonica, the Japanese quail.
Coturnix coromandelica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Coturnix coromandelica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Coturnix coromandelica, the rain quail, is a small South Asian bird with distinct plumage markings for males and a unique repeated call.
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coturnix coturnix, the common quail, is a small migratory game bird whose meat may be toxic if the bird eats certain debated plants.
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a Phasianidae bird found in sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, named for collector Adulphe Delegorgue.
Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837
Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837
Coturnix pectoralis, the stubble quail, is a ground-dwelling Australian bird with distinct feather patterning and specific grassy habitat preferences.
Perdix perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Perdix perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Perdix perdix, the grey partridge, is a non-migratory gamebird native to Eurasia and introduced widely elsewhere.
Perdix dauurica (Pallas, 1811)
Perdix dauurica (Pallas, 1811)
Perdix dauurica is a rotund non-migratory partridge native to open temperate East Asian habitats, closely related to the grey partridge.
Alectoris chukar (J.E.Gray, 1830)
Alectoris chukar (J.E.Gray, 1830)
Alectoris chukar, the chukar, is a Eurasian gamebird partridge widely introduced as game across many regions globally.
Alectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804)
Alectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804)
Alectoris graeca, the rock partridge, is a rotund upland bird with common naming confusion across regions and languages.
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alectoris rufa, the red-legged partridge, is a gamebird native to southwestern Europe, bred for shooting and consumption.
Alectoris barbara (Bonnaterre, 1790)
Alectoris barbara (Bonnaterre, 1790)
Alectoris barbara, the Barbary partridge, is a rotund ground bird native to North Africa, introduced to several European and Atlantic islands.
Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813
Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813
Gallus sonneratii is an Indian endemic junglefowl with distinct male and female plumage, found mainly in peninsular India.
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a morphological, distributional, habitat, and reproductive description of the red junglefowl, Gallus gallus.
Gallus varius (Shaw, 1798)
Gallus varius (Shaw, 1798)
Gallus varius, the green junglefowl, is a sexually dimorphic galliform bird endemic to Indonesian islands with a small introduced population elsewhere.
Gallus lafayettii R.Lesson, 1831
Gallus lafayettii R.Lesson, 1831
Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii) is a sexually dimorphic junglefowl found in Sri Lankan habitats with unique facultative polyandry.
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