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==Phylogeny== Living Galliformes based on the work by John Boyd.<ref name="Boyd">John Boyd's website [http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/] {{cite web |last=Boyd |first=John |year=2007 |title=GALLIFORMES- Landfowl'' |url=http://jboyd.net/Taxo/List2.html |access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> {| class="collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; border:solid 1px #aaa" |- ! style="background:#F0F2F5" | Galliformes classification |- | {{clade|style=font-size:80%;line-height:80% |1={{clade |1={{clade |label1=[[Megapodiidae]] |sublabel1=(bushturkeys) |1={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Talegalla]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Leipoa]]''[[File:Lipoaocellata flipped.JPG|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Alectura]]'' |2=''[[Aepypodius]]''[[File:Annales des sciences naturelles (1881) (Aepypodius bruijnii).jpg|60px]] }} }} }} |2={{Clade |1=''[[Macrocephalon]]''[[File:Maleo bird white background.PNG|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Eulipoa]]''[[File:PaintedMegapode white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Megapodius]]''[[File:MegapodiusMacgillivrayiiSmit white background.jpg|60px]] }} }} }} }} |2={{Clade |label1=[[Cracidae]] |1={{Clade |label1=[[Penelopinae]] |sublabel1=(guans) |1={{Clade |1=''[[Chamaepetes]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Penelopina]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Aburria]]'' |2=''[[Penelope (genus)|Penelope]]''[[File:Avium Species Novae (Penelope jacquacu).jpg|40px]] }} }} }} |label2=[[Cracinae]] |sublabel2=(curassows) |2={{Clade |1=''[[Ortalis]]''[[File:Avium Species Novae (Ortalis guttata).jpg|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Oreophasis]]''[[File:Oreophasis Gray white background.jpg|60px]] |label2=[[Cracini]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Nothocrax]]''[[File:Avium Species Novae (Nothocrax urumutum).jpg|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Pauxi]]''[[File:Hocco à pierre.jpg|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Mitu (bird)|Mitu]]''[[File:Mitu mitu white background.jpg|60px]] |2=''[[Crax]]''[[File:CraxAlbertiMWolf flipped.jpg|60px]] }} }} }} }} }} }} |label2=[[Phasiani]] |2={{Clade |label1=[[Numididae]] |sublabel1=(guineafowl) |1={{Clade |1=''[[Guttera]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Numida]]''[[File:Keulemans Onze vogels 1 57 white background.jpg|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Acryllium]]''[[File:Acryllium vulturinum white background.jpg|60px]] |2=''[[Agelastes]]''[[File:Agelastes meleagrides white background.jpg|60px]] }} }} }} |label2=[[Phasianoidea]] |2={{Clade |label1=[[Odontophoridae]] |sublabel1=(New World quail) |1={{Clade |1=''[[Ptilopachus]]''[[File:Remarques sur l'ornithologie de l'État indépendant du Congo (Pl. X) (white background).jpg|60px]] |label2=[[Odontophorinae]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Rhynchortyx]]''[[File:Rhynchortyx cinctus white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Cyrtonyx]]''[[File:Cyrtonyx montezumae 1831 white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Dactylortyx]]'' |2=''[[Odontophorus]]''[[File:Odontophorus leucolaemusCJ-AvesP74A white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} |2={{Clade |1=''[[Oreortyx]]''[[File:Oreortyx pictusGBP14A white background.jpg|30px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Dendrortyx]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Philortyx]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Colinus]]''[[File:The Auk (1898) (Colinus virginianus).jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Callipepla]]''[[File:D'Orbigny-Colin de Californie.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} }} }} }} }} |label2=[[Phasianidae]] |2={{Clade |1={{Clade |label1=[[Rollulinae]] |1={{Clade |1=?''[[Melanoperdix]]'' |2=?''[[Rhizothera]]'' |3=''[[Xenoperdix]]'' |4={{Clade |1=''[[Arborophila]]''[[File:ArboricolaGingicaKeulemans white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Rollulus]]''[[File:Rollulus rouloul male 1838 white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Caloperdix]]''[[File:Caloperdix oculeus Hardwicke white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} }} |2={{Clade |label1=[[Pavoninae]] |1={{Clade |1=''[[Tropicoperdix]]'' |2={{clade |label1=[[Coturnicini]] |sublabel1=(Old World quail & partridges) |1={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Ammoperdix]]''[[File:Ammoperdix griseogularis 1849 white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Synoicus]]''[[File:Coturnix novaezelandiae white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Excalfactoria]]''[[File:Excalfactoria chinensis.jpg|40px]] }} |2={{Clade |1=''[[Anurophasis]]''[[File:Snow Mountains Quail white background.JPG|40px]] |2=''[[Margaroperdix]]''[[File:Margaroperdix madagarensis 1838 white background.jpg|40px]] |3=''[[Coturnix]]'' }} }} }} |2={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Tetraogallus]]''[[File:Tetraogallus caucasicus white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Alectoris]]''[[File:Alectoris chukar hm white background.jpg|40px]] }} |2={{Clade |1=''?[[Pternistis]]''[[File:FrancolinusTetraoninusKeulemans flipped.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=†''[[Ophrysia]]''[[File:Ophrysia superciliosa white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Perdicula]]''[[File:Perdicula erythrorhyncha hm white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} }} }} |3={{Clade |1={{clade |label1=[[Gallini (bird)|Gallini]] |sublabel1=(junglefowl & francolins) |1={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Bambusicola]]''[[File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoVIGoul white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Gallus (genus)|Gallus]]''[[File:Red Junglefowl by George Edward Lodge white background.png|60px]] }} |2={{Clade |1=''[[Scleroptila]]''[[File:FrancolinusCrawshayiKeulemans white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Peliperdix]]''[[File:FrancolinusAlbogularisSmit white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Francolinus]]''[[File:Francolinus francolinus hm white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} }} |2={{Clade |label1=[[Pavonini]] |sublabel1=(peafowl and arguses) |1={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Rheinardia]]''[[File:Bulletin de la Société nationale d'acclimatation de France white background.jpg|80px]] |2=''[[Argusianus]]''[[File:BorneanArgusThorburn white background.jpg|80px]] }} |2={{Clade |1=''[[Afropavo]]''[[File:Galloperdix spadicea spadicea Hardwicke white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Pavo (genus)|Pavo]]''[[File:Blauwe pauw white background.jpeg|80px]] }} }} |label2=[[Polyplectronini]] |2={{Clade |1=''?[[Galloperdix]]'' |2={{Clade |1= ''[[Haematortyx]]'' |2=''[[Polyplectron]]''[[File:Polyplectron napoleonis 1838 white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} }} }} |label2=[[Phasianinae]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Ithaginis]]''[[File:Ithaginis cruentus 1838 white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1={{clade |label1=[[Lophophorini]] |sublabel1=(tragopans & monals) |1={{Clade |1=''[[Tragopan]]''[[File:CeriornisBlythiiKeulemans white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=?''[[Lerwa]]''[[File:Lerwa nivicola white background.jpg|40px]] |2=''[[Tetraophasis]]''[[File:Tetraophasis-obscurus white background.jpg|40px]] |3=''[[Lophophorus]]''[[File:Lophophorus impejanus male 1838 white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} |2={{Clade |label1=[[Phasianini]] |sublabel1=(true pheasants) |1={{Clade |1=''?[[Perdix]]''[[File:Rapphöna, Iduns kokbok white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Syrmaticus]]''[[File:Syrmaticus reevesii 1838 flipped.jpg|80px]] |2={{Clade |1={{Clade |1=''[[Phasianus]]''[[File:FMIB 42017 Mongolian Pheasant white background.jpeg|60px]] |2=''[[Chrysolophus]]''[[File:Cuvier-61-Faisan doré.jpg|60px]] }} |2={{Clade |1=''[[Lophura]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Cheer pheasant|Catreus]]''[[File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoVIIGoul Catreus wallichii.jpg|60px]] |2=''[[Crossoptilon]]''[[File:Crossoptilon auritum white background.jpg|40px]] }} }} }} }} }} |label2=[[Tetraonini]] |sublabel2=(turkeys & grouse) |2={{Clade |1=''[[Pucrasia]]''[[File:Pucrasia macrolopha xanthospila white background.jpg|40px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Meleagris]]''[[File:Nederlandsche vogelen (KB) - Meleagris gallopavo (white background).jpg|60px]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Bonasa]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Tetrastes]]'' |2={{Clade |label1=[[Centrocercina]] |1={{Clade |1=''[[Centrocercus]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Dendragapus]]'' |2=''[[Tympanuchus]]'' }} }} |label2=[[Tetraonina]] |2={{Clade |1=''[[Lagopus]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Falcipennis]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Canachites]]'' |2={{Clade |1=''[[Tetrao]]'' |2=''[[Lyrurus]]'' }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} |}
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