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PHASIANIDAE

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PHASIANIDAE

The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl (including chicken), Old World Quail,francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae. Phasianids are terrestrial, ground living species and are variable in size. They are generally plump, with broad relatively short wings and strong legs. Many have a spur on their legs, a feature shared with guineafowl and turkeys but no other galliform birds.The bill is short and generally strong, particularly in species that dig in order to obtain food. Males of the larger species often have brightly coloured plumage as well as facial ornamentations such as wattles or crests.

 

 

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PHEASANTS

The best-known Pheasant is the Common Pheasant, which is widespread throughout the world.

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FRANCOLINS & QUAiLS

Francolins are birds that traditionally have been placed in the genus Francolinus, but now commonly are divided into multiple genera. Quails is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds.

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PARTRIDGE

are medium-sized non-migratory gamebirds, with a wide native distribution throughout the Old World, including Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.

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PEAFOWL

The peafowl include two Asiatic bird species, known for the male's piercing call and, among the Asiatic species, his extravagant eye-spotted tail covert feathers.

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