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Galliformes

Bird Orders

Ground-dwelling, mostly heavy-bodied birds with strong legs adapted for scratching at the ground for food and short, rounded wings suited to brief bursts of flight rather than sustained travel. Galliformes includes chickens, turkeys, pheasants and quail, and is the order from which every domesticated poultry species descends.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
300 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Galliformes 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aves, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

California Quail, Species
Source California Quail (Wikidata)
Chicken, Species
Source Wikidata: Chicken
Common Pheasant, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Common quail, Species
Source Common quail (Wikidata)
Golden Pheasant, Species
Source Golden Pheasant (Wikidata)
Greater prairie-chicken, Species
Source Greater prairie-chicken (Wikidata)
Grey partridge, Species
Source Grey partridge (Wikidata)
Indian Peafowl, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Lesser prairie-chicken, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Mountain peacock-pheasant, Species
Source Mountain peacock-pheasant (Wikidata)
Ocellated turkey, Species
Source Ocellated turkey (Wikidata)
Peacock-pheasant, Species
Source Wikidata: Peacock-pheasant
Ruffed grouse, Species
Source Ruffed grouse (Wikidata)
Sharp-tailed grouse, Species
Source Sharp-tailed grouse (Wikidata)
White-tailed ptarmigan, Species
Source White-tailed ptarmigan (Wikidata)
Wild Turkey, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21659, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Galliformes
Wikidata Q21659, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
California Quail (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: California Quail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Ruffed grouse (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Ruffed grouse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Greater prairie-chicken (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Greater prairie-chicken, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
White-tailed ptarmigan (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: White-tailed ptarmigan, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Grey partridge (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Grey partridge, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Ocellated turkey (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Ocellated turkey, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Sharp-tailed grouse (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sharp-tailed grouse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common quail (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common quail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Mountain peacock-pheasant (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mountain peacock-pheasant, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Golden Pheasant (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Golden Pheasant, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Chicken
Parent Taxon Of: Chicken, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Peacock-pheasant
Parent Taxon Of: Peacock-pheasant, Wikidata P171View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Lesser prairie-chicken, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Lesser prairie-chicken, Taxon record
"order": "Galliformes"
View the Source
Galliformes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Waterfowl and Landfowl Orders, Lead
Quote, In Group: Waterfowl and Landfowl Orders, Lead
Galliformes , also known as gallinaceous birds or landfowl, is an order of heavy-bodied terrestrial birds that contains about 290 species.
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