Pheasants and Partridges
Order: Galliformes. Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, 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 33 species which occur in Burma.
- Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
- Long-billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
- Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
- Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
- Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis
- White-cheeked Partridge Arborophila atrogularis
- Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus
- Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus
- Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii
- Ferruginous Partridge Caloperdix oculea
- Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul
- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii
- Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
- Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii
- Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
- Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
- Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
- Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma
- Crested Fireback Lophura ignita
- Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi
- Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
- Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Malayan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron malacense
- Great Argus Argusianus argus
- Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Burma