Pheasants and Partridges
Order: Galliformes. Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowl, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they may vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. There are 156 species worldwide and 46 species which occur in India.
- Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
- Szecheny's Partridge Tetraophasis szechenyii (Hypothetical per Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
- Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Chukar Alectoris chukar
- See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus
- Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
- Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
- Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis
- Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
- Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa (Ex)
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
- Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
- Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula argoondah (E)
- Painted Bush-Quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha (E)
- Manipur Bush-Quail Perdicula manipurensis (E)
- Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
- Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii
- Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis
- White-cheeked Partridge Arborophila atrogularis
- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii
- Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea (E)
- Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata (E)
- Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
- Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus
- Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
- Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii
- Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
- Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha
- Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
- Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii (E)
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Possible according to Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
- Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichi
- Mrs. Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
- Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Green Peafowl Pavo muticus (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
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