Phasianidae

Translingual

Phasianus versicolor

Etymology

Phasianus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Phasianidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – various terrestrial, ground-living birds: the pheasants, partridges, junglefowl (including the chicken), Old World quail, francolins, monals, peafowl, and turkeys.

Usage notes

• Subfamilies Meleagridinae and Tetraoninae are sometimes classified as distinct families: Meleagrididae and Tetraonidae. The family Numididae (guineafowls) has also sometimes been included as a subfamily.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Galloanseri – superorder; Galliformes – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Meleagridinae, Perdicinae, Phasianinae, Tetraoninae – subfamilies
  • Afropavo, Alectoris, Ammoperdix, Arborophila, Argusianus, Bambusicola, Bonasa, Caloperdix, Campocolinus, Canachites, Catreus, Centrocercus, Chrysolophus, Coturnix, Crossoptilon, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Galloperdix, Gallus, Haematortyx, Ithaginis, Lagopus, Lerwa, Lophophorus, Lophura, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Melanoperdix, Meleagris, Ortygornis, Pavo, Peliperdix, Perdicula, Perdix, Phasianus, Polyplectron, Pternistis, Pucrasia, Rheinardia, Rhizothera, Rollulus, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Syrmaticus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraophasis, Tetrastes, Tragopan, Tropicoperdix, Tympanuchus, Xenoperdix – extant genera

Further reading

• Phasianidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phasianidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phasianidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phasianidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Phasianidae at AnimalBase
• Phasianidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Phasianidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN