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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
| Phylum: | Chordata | ||
| Class: | Aves | ||
| Superorder: | Galloanserae | ||
| Order: | Galliformes | ||
| Family: | Phasianidae | ||
| Subfamily: | Pavoninae | ||
| Tribe: | Tetraogallini Bonaparte, 1854 (1846)[1] | ||
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Old World partridges and quail, Tetraogallini is a tribe of birds in the Phasianidae family and Pavoninae subfamily. It includes birds such as snowcocks.
Description[]
Taxonomy[]
Species[]
Genus Ammoperdix
- See-see Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis
- Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi
Genus Synoicus
- Brown Quail, Synoicus ypsilophorus
Genus Excalfactoria
- King Quail, Excalfactoria chinensis
- Blue Quail, Excalfactoria adansonii
Genus Margaroperdix
- Madagascan Partridge, Margaroperdix madagarensis
Genus Anurophasis
- Snow Mountains Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx
Genus Coturnix
- †Canary Islands Quail, Coturnix gomerae (fossil)
- †New Zealand Quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae (extinct)
- Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
- Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
- Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
Genus Tetraogallus
- Caucasian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caucasicus
- Caspian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius
- Himalayan Snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Tibetan Snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus
- Altai Snowcock, Tetraogallus altaicus
Genus Alectoris
- Arabian Partridge, Alectoris melanocephala
- Przevalski's Partridge, Alectoris magna
- Rock Partridge, Alectoris graeca
- Chukar Partridge, Alectoris chukar
- Philby's Partridge, Alectoris philbyi
- Barbary Partridge, Alectoris barbara
- Red-legged Partridge, Alectoris rufa
Genus Ophrysia
- Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa
Genus Perdicula
- Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asiatica
- Rock Bush Quail, Perdicula argoondah
- Painted Bush Quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Manipur Bush Quail, Perdicula manipurensis
Genus Pternistis
- Hartlaub's Francolin, Pternistis hartlaubi
- Double-spurred Francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus
- Heuglin's Francolin, Pternistis icterorhynchus
- Clapperton's Francolin, Pternistis clappertoni
- Harwood's Francolin, Pternistis harwoodi
- Red-billed Spurfowl, Pternistis adspersus
- Cape Spurfowl, Pternistis capensis
- Natal Spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis
- Hildebrandt's Francolin, Pternistis hildebrandti
- Scaly Francolin, Pternistis squamatus
- Ahanta Francolin, Pternistis ahantensis
- Grey-striped Francolin, Pternistis griseostriatus
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Pternistis leucoscepus
- Grey-breasted Spurfowl, Pternistis rufopictus
- Red-necked Spurfowl, Pternistis afer
- Swainson's Spurfowl, Pternistis swainsonii
- Jackson's Francolin, Pternistis jacksoni
- Handsome Francolin, Pternistis nobilis
- Mount Cameroon Francolin, Pternistis camerunensis
- Swierstra's Francolin, Pternistis swierstrai
- Chestnut-naped Francolin, Pternistis castaneicollis
- Erckel's Francolin, Pternistis erckelii
- Djibouti Francolin, Pternistis ochropectus
References[]
- ^ John H. Boyd III (September 26, 2011). "Galliformes Landfowl". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 19-04-2024. Check date values in:
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