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 24 species which occur in Vietnam.
- Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
- Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
- Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
- Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis
- Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus
- Orange-necked Partridge Arborophila davidi (E)
- Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus
- Vietnam Partridge Arborophila merlini (E)
- Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii
- Mountain Bamboo-partridge Bambusicola fytchii
- Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Imperial Pheasant Lophura imperialis (E)
- Edwards's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi (E)
- Vietnamese Pheasant Lophura hatinhensis (E)
- Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
- Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi
- Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Germain's Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron germaini (E)
- Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata
- Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vietnam