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 51 species which occur in China. China has the greatest diversity of pheasants of any country on earth.
- Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
- Verreaux's Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus (E)
- Szecheny's Partridge Tetraophasis szechenyii
- Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus
- Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Chukar Alectoris chukar
- Przevalski's Partridge Alectoris magna (E)
- Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
- Gray Partridge Perdix perdix
- Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica
- Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
- Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
- Sichuan Partridge Arborophila rufipectus (E)
- Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii
- White-necklaced Partridge Arborophila gingica (E)
- Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis
- White-cheeked Partridge Arborophila atrogularis
- Hainan Partridge Arborophila ardens (E)
- Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus
- Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus
- Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii
- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii
- Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracica
- Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
- Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus
- Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
- Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii
- Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
- Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti (E)
- Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha
- Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
- Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri
- Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii (E)
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
- White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
- Brown Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum (E)
- Blue Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum (E)
- Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti (E)
- Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
- Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii (E)
- Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus (E)
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of China