Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Order: Galliformes. Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds, or have been domesticated as a food source for humans.
- Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (I)
- Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus minimus (H)
- Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus (H)
- Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
- Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
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