Phasianidae


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Noun1.Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges
family Phasianidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Galliformes, order Galliformes - pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
genus Gallus, Gallus - common domestic birds and related forms
phasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
genus Phasianus, Phasianus - type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants
genus Afropavo - Congo peafowl
Argusianus, genus Argusianus - argus pheasants
Chrysolophus, genus Chrysolophus - golden pheasants
Colinus, genus Colinus - New World quail: the bobwhites
Coturnix, genus Coturnix - Old World quail
genus Lophophorus, Lophophorus - monals
genus Odontophorus, Odontophorus - genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family
genus Pavo, Pavo - peafowl
genus Lofortyx, Lofortyx - California quail
genus Tragopan - a genus of Phasianidae
Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicidae, subfamily Perdicinae - Old World partridges
Numididae, Numidinae, subfamily Numididae, subfamily Numidinae - guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
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Monal pheasant (Himalayan Monal, Lophophorus impejanus; Family Phasianidae, Order Galliformes), distributed throughout the Himalayan mountain system, considered as the most significant bio-geographical zones, is well recognized for its ecological, cultural, and esthetic values (Kaul and Shakya, 2001; Seth, 2019).
DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION STATUS OF HIMALAYAN MONAL PHEASANT (LOPHOPHORUSIMPEJANUS) IN SALKHALA GAME RESERVE, NEELUM VALLEY AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (PAKISTAN)
The Chukor or Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a game bird of family Phasianidae. In Pakistan it occurs in a wide range of rough, sloping and dry regions rising to the higher foothill valleys of the internal Himalayan ranges and western Himalayas and plains, Balochistan, and dry hillsides of the Punjab and Sindh.
Breeding Ecology of Chukor Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The quail belongs to the class Aves, order Galliformes, family Phasianidae and kingdom Animalia [1].
PERFORMANCE OF GROWING JAPANESE QUAILS (COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA) FED DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PEELED COOKED SUN-DRIED SWEET POTATO (IPOMEA BATATAS) MEAL DIETS
Response of large galliforms and tinamous (Cracidae, Phasianidae, Tinamidae) to habitat loss and fragmentation in northern Guatemala.
PROFILE OF ATLANTIC FOREST REMNANTS WITH RED-BILLED CURASSOW RECORDS/PERFIL DOS FRAGMENTOS DE MATA ATLANTICA COM REGISTROS DO MUTUM-DO-SUDESTE
Grouse belong to the family Phasianidae, along with pheasants, quail, and partridges.
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Fitness consequences of anthropogenic hybridization in wild red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa, Phasianidae) populations.--Biol.
Anthropic and natural factors drive variation of survival in the red-legged partridge in southern France
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), is a small size bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae with big economical profits.
The Histological Differences of the Ureter in Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) Compared With Some Other Domestic Avian Species/Diferencias Histologicas del Ureter en Codornices Japonesas (Coturnix japonica) en Comparacion con Algunas Otras Especies Avicolas Domesticas
Quail belong to the Galliformes order and the Phasianidae family, as do partridges, peacocks, and domesticated fowl, chickens, for instance.
Birds, humans, and taking flight in Shakespeare's first tetralogy
Estos malofagos parasitan aves del orden Galliformes, incluyendo aves de la familia Cracidae y Phasianidae (Price et al., 2003).
Contribucion al conocimiento de los malofagos (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) de aves peruanas. Parte 1
Desi chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a common domestic fowl, belonging to the Phasianidae family (Perrins and Buffalo, 2003).
Teratological effects of Dimethoate on 12th day desi chick embryo (Gallus gallus domesticus)

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