Pavonines | |||
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Scientific classification ![]() | |||
Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
Phylum: | Chordata | ||
Class: | Aves | ||
Superorder: | Galloanserae | ||
Order: | Galliformes | ||
Family: | Phasianidae | ||
Subfamily: | Pavoninae Rafinesque, 1815 | ||
Tribes and genera | |||
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Pavonines, Pavoninae is a subfamily of birds in the Phasianidae family. It includes birds such as peafowl.
Taxonomy[]
It contains the following tribes:
Species[]
Incertae sedis[]
Genus Tropicoperdix
- Green-legged Partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus
- Chestnut-necklaced Partridge, Tropicoperdix charltonii
Pavonini[]
Genus Argusianus
- Great Argus, Argusianus argus
Genus Rheinardia
- Crested Argus, Rheinardia ocellata
Genus Afropavo
- Congo Peafowl, Afropavo congensis
Genus Pavo
- Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
- Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus
Polyplectronini[]
Genus Haematortyx
- Crimson-headed Partridge, Haematortyx sanguiniceps
Genus Galloperdix
- Red Spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea
- Painted Spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Galloperdix bicalcarata
Genus Polyplectron
- Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron napoleonis
- Malayan Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron malacense
- Bornean Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron schleiermacheri
- Germain's Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron germaini
- Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum
- Hainan Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron katsumatae
- Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron chalcurum
- Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Polyplectron inopinatum
Gallini[]
Genus Bambusicola
- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
- Chinese Bamboo-Partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus
- Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge, Bambusicola sonorivox
Genus Gallus
- Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Gallus lafayetii
- Grey Junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii
- Green Junglefowl, Gallus varius
Genus Peliperdix
- Latham's Francolin, Peliperdix lathami
Genus Francolinus
- Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
- Crested Francolin, Francolinus sephaena
- Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus
- Painted Francolin, Francolinus pictus
- Chinese Francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus
- Swamp Francolin, Francolinus gularis
Genus Scleroptila
- Coqui Francolin, Scleroptila coqui
- White-throated Francolin, Scleroptila albogularis
- Schlegel's Francolin, Scleroptila schlegelii
- Finsch's Francolin, Scleroptila finschi
- Orange River Francolin, Scleroptila levaillantoides
- Moorland Francolin, Scleroptila psilolaemus
- Shelley's Francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi
- Ring-necked Francolin, Scleroptila streptophorus
- Red-winged Francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii
- Grey-winged Francolin, Scleroptila africanus
Tetraogallini[]
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[]
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