Perdicinae
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The Perdicinae are bird
s in a subfamily in the pheasant
family, the Phasianidae
. They are a non-migratory
Old World group.
These are medium-sized birds, and are native to Europe
, Asia
, Africa
, and the Middle East
. They are ground-nesting seed-eaters.
The subfamily includes the Partridge
s, the Snowcock
s, the Francolin
s, the Spurfowl
s and the Old World Quail
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in a subfamily in the pheasant
Pheasant
Pheasants refer to some members of the Phasianinae subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have...
family, the Phasianidae
Phasianidae
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , 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...
. They are a non-migratory
Bird migration
Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. Sometimes, journeys are not termed "true migration" because they are irregular or in only one direction...
Old World group.
These are medium-sized birds, and are native to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. They are ground-nesting seed-eaters.
The subfamily includes the Partridge
Partridge
Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East...
s, the Snowcock
Snowcock
The snowcocks are a group of bird species in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are ground-nesting birds which breed in the mountain ranges of southern Eurasia from the Caucasus to the Himalayas and western China. The Himalayan Snowcock has been introduced...
s, the Francolin
Francolin
Francolins are birds that traditionally have been placed in the genus Francolinus, but now commonly are divided into multiple genera , although some of the major taxonomic listing sources have yet to divide them. They are members of the pheasant family, Phasianidae...
s, the Spurfowl
Spurfowl
Galloperdix are three species of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. These terrestrial birds are restricted to the Indian Subcontinent, with the Red Spurfowl and Painted Spurfowl in forest and scrub in India, and the Sri Lanka Spurfowl in forests of Sri Lanka. They share the common name...
s and the Old World Quail
Old World quail
Old World quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae. New World quail are also found in the Galliformes, but are not in the same family . Buttonquails are not closely related at all, but are named for their similar appearance...
.
Species list in taxonomic order
- Genus PtilopachusPtilopachusPtilopachus is an African genus of birds in the pheasant family. As traditionally defined, only the Stone Partridge was included in this genus, but based on genetic evidence it now also includes the Nahan's Partridge...
- Stone PartridgeStone PartridgeThe Stone Partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus, is a bird of the pheasant family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia...
, Ptilopachus petrosus - Nahan's Partridge, Ptilopachus nahani
- Stone Partridge
- Genus LerwaSnow PartridgeThe Snow Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae found widely distributed across the high-altitude Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Nepal and China. It is the only species within the genus...
- Snow PartridgeSnow PartridgeThe Snow Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae found widely distributed across the high-altitude Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Nepal and China. It is the only species within the genus...
, Lerwa lerwa
- Snow Partridge
- Genus TetraophasisTetraophasisTetraophasis is a genus of bird in the Phasianidae family.It contains the following species:* Verreaux's Monal-Partridge * Szechenyi's Monal-Partridge...
- Verreaux's Monal-Partridge, Tetraophasis obscurus
- Szechenyi's Monal-Partridge, Tetraophasis szechenyii
- Genus Tetraogallus
- Caucasian SnowcockCaucasian SnowcockThe Caucasian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caucasicus , is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
, Tetraogallus caucasicus - Caspian SnowcockCaspian SnowcockThe Caspian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius, is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
, Tetraogallus caspius - Himalayan SnowcockHimalayan SnowcockThe Himalayan Snowcock is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae found across the Himalayan ranges and parts of the adjoining Pamir range of Asia. It is found on alpine pastures and on steep rocky cliffs where they will dive down the hill slopes to escape. It overlaps with the slightly...
, Tetraogallus himalayensis - Tibetan SnowcockTibetan SnowcockThe Tibetan Snowcock is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. This species is found in high-altitude regions of the Western Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, where it overlaps in part with the larger Himalayan Snowcock...
, Tetraogallus tibetanus - Altai SnowcockAltai SnowcockThe Altai Snowcock is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.Its natural habitat is boreal forests.-References:...
, Tetraogallus altaicus
- Caucasian Snowcock
- Genus AlectorisAlectorisAlectoris, is a genus of partridges with representatives in southern Europe, north Africa and Arabia, and across Asia in Pakistan to Tibet and western China. Members of the genus, notably the Chukar and Red-legged Partridge, have been introduced to the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii...
- Arabian PartridgeArabian PartridgeThe Arabian Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Also recently introduced to Pakistan via Oman.-References:...
, Alectoris melanocephala - Przevalski's PartridgePrzevalski's PartridgeThe Przevalski's Partridge or Rusty-necklaced Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in China.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
, Alectoris magna - Rock PartridgeRock PartridgeThe Rock Partridge, Alectoris graeca, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.This partridge has its main range in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe, and is closely related and very similar to its eastern equivalent, the Chukar...
, Alectoris graeca - Chukar Partridge, Alectoris chukar
- Philby's PartridgePhilby's PartridgePhilby's Partridge , is a relative of the chukar, red-legged partridge and barbary partridges native to southwestern Arabia and northern Yemen. Although similar in appearance to other Alectoris species, Philby's Partridge can be distinguished by its black cheeks and throat.The name commemorates the...
, Alectoris philbyi - Barbary PartridgeBarbary PartridgeThe Barbary Partridge , is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
, Alectoris barbara - Red-legged PartridgeRed-legged PartridgeThe Red-legged Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French Partridge, to distinguish it from the Grey or English Partridge....
, Alectoris rufa
- Arabian Partridge
- Genus AmmoperdixAmmoperdixAmmoperdix is a small genus in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes. It contains two similar species:* See-see Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis* Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heya...
- See-see PartridgeSee-see PartridgeThe See-see Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
, Ammoperdix griseogularis - Sand PartridgeSand PartridgeThe Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.This partridge has its main native range from Egypt and Palestine east to south Arabia...
, Ammoperdix heyi
- See-see Partridge
- Genus Francolinus
- Black FrancolinBlack FrancolinThe Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It was formerly known as the Black Partridge.-Identification:...
, Francolinus francolinus - Painted FrancolinPainted FrancolinThe Painted Francolin or Painted Partridge is a species of Francolin found in grassy areas in central and southern India and in the lowlands of southeastern Sri Lanka. They are easily detected by their loud calls especially during the breeding season. Thomas C...
, Francolinus pictus - Chinese FrancolinChinese FrancolinThe Chinese Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Francolinus pintadeanus - Grey FrancolinGrey FrancolinThe Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of South Asia...
, Francolinus pondicerianus - Swamp FrancolinSwamp FrancolinThe Swamp Partridge or Swamp Francolin is a species of partridge found in parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh mostly in the Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys.-Description:From Frank Finn's The Game Birds of India & Asia :...
, Francolinus gularis
- Black Francolin
- Genus Peliperdix
- Latham's Francolin, Peliperdix lathami
- Coqui FrancolinCoqui FrancolinThe Coqui Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,...
, Peliperdix coqui - White-throated FrancolinWhite-throated FrancolinThe White-throated Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia.These birds are found in tropical & sub-tropical...
, Peliperdix albogularis - Schlegel's FrancolinSchlegel's FrancolinThe Schlegel's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
, Peliperdix schlegelii
- Genus Scleroptila
- Ring-necked FrancolinRing-necked FrancolinThe Ring-necked Francolin is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda...
, Scleroptila streptophora - Grey-winged FrancolinGrey-winged FrancolinThe Grey-winged Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
, Scleroptila afra - Red-winged FrancolinRed-winged FrancolinThe Red-winged Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Elgon Francolin may be a hybrid between the Red-winged Francolin and...
, Scleroptila levaillantii - Finsch's FrancolinFinsch's FrancolinThe Finsch's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.-References:...
, Scleroptila finschi - Shelley's FrancolinShelley's FrancolinShelley's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. The species is named after Sir Edward Shelley, cousin of George Ernest Shelley.-Distribution and habitat:...
, Scleroptila shelleyi - Moorland FrancolinMoorland FrancolinThe Moorland Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.-Distribution:It is found in moorland in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.-Taxonomy:...
, Scleroptila psilolaema - Orange River FrancolinOrange River FrancolinThe Orange River Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family found in grassland and woodland in Africa. In the taxa from the northern part of its distribution , the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish...
, Scleroptila levaillantoides
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Genus Dendroperdix
- Crested FrancolinCrested FrancolinThe Crested Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
, Dendroperdix sephaena
- Crested Francolin
- Genus Pternistis
- Scaly FrancolinScaly FrancolinThe Scaly Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan,...
, Pternistis squamatus - Ahanta FrancolinAhanta FrancolinThe Ahanta Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
, Pternistis ahantensis - Grey-striped FrancolinGrey-striped FrancolinThe Grey-striped Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in Angola.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.It is threatened by habitat...
, Pternistis griseostriatus - Hildebrandt's FrancolinHildebrandt's FrancolinThe Hildebrandt's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. The species is named for Johannes Hildebrandt, who collected the first specimens in Kenya.-References:*...
, Pternistis hildebrandti - Double-spurred FrancolinDouble-spurred FrancolinThe Double-spurred Francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
, Pternistis bicalcaratus - Heuglin's FrancolinHeuglin's FrancolinThe Heuglin's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:...
, Pternistis icterorhynchus - Clapperton's FrancolinClapperton's FrancolinThe Clapperton's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:...
, Pternistis clappertoni - Harwood's FrancolinHarwood's FrancolinThe Harwood's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is a grey-brown bird with red bill and tail, and red bare skin around the eyes...
, Pternistis harwoodi - Swierstra's FrancolinSwierstra's FrancolinThe Swierstra's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in Angola.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Pternistis swierstrai - Mount Cameroon FrancolinMount Cameroon FrancolinThe Mount Cameroon Francolin is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Cameroon.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Pternistis camerunensis - Handsome FrancolinHandsome FrancolinThe Handsome Francolin, Pternistis nobilis is a large, up to 35 cm long, terrestrial forest francolin with a dark reddish brown plumage, grey head, red bill and legs, brown iris, bare red orbital skin and rufous grey below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than male...
, Pternistis nobilis - Jackson's FrancolinJackson's FrancolinThe Jackson's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Kenya and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.-External links:*...
, Pternistis jacksoni - Chestnut-naped FrancolinChestnut-naped FrancolinThe Chestnut-naped Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. At and , it is a large species of francolin.It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and possibly Kenya.-References:...
, Pternistis castaneicollis - Djibouti FrancolinDjibouti FrancolinThe Djibouti Francolin, Pternistis ochropectus, is one of over forty species of francolins, a group of birds in the Phasianidae family. It is critically endangered and found only in Djibouti, a nation in eastern Africa. This species is grayish-brown overall with white stripes and streaks on its...
, Pternistis ochropectus - Erckel's FrancolinErckel's FrancolinThe Erckel's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. In 1957 the species was also introduced to the Hawaiian islands.-References:...
, Pternistis erckelii - Hartlaub's Spurfowl, Pternistis hartlaubi
- Red-billed Spurfowl, Pternistis adspersus
- Cape Spurfowl, Pternistis capensis
- Natal Spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis
- Yellow-necked SpurfowlYellow-necked SpurfowlThe Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
, Pternistis leucoscepus - Grey-breasted SpurfowlGrey-breasted SpurfowlThe Grey-breasted Spurfowl or Grey-breasted Francolin, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
, Pternistis rufopictus - Red-necked Spurfowl, Pternistis afer
- Swainson's Spurfowl, Pternistis swainsonii
- Scaly Francolin
- Genus PerdixPerdixPerdix is a genus of partridges with representatives in most of temperate Europe and Asia. One member of the genus, the Grey Partridge, has been introduced to the United States and Canada....
- Grey PartridgeGrey PartridgeThe Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix, also known as the English Partridge, Hungarian Partridge, or Hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds...
, Perdix perdix - Daurian PartridgeDaurian PartridgeThe Daurian Partridge Perdix daurica is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The name derives from the "Dauria" region....
, Perdix dauurica - Tibetan PartridgeTibetan PartridgeThe Tibetan Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes. They are found widely across the Tibetan Plateau and have some variations in plumage across populations. They forage on the ground in the sparsely vegetated high altitude regions, moving in pairs...
, Perdix hodgsoniae
- Grey Partridge
- Genus RhizotheraRhizotheraRhizothera is a genus of bird in the Phasianidae family.It contains the following species:* Long-billed Partridge * Hose's Partridge...
- Long-billed PartridgeLong-billed PartridgeThe Long-billed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist...
, Rhizothera longirostris - Hose's Partridge, 'Rhizothera dulitensis
- Long-billed Partridge
- Genus Margaroperdix
- Madagascar PartridgeMadagascar PartridgeThe Madagascar Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found only in Madagascar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Margaroperdix madagascarensis
- Madagascar Partridge
- Genus Melanoperdix
- Black PartridgeBlack PartridgeThe Black Partridge also known as the Black Wood Partridge, is a small partridge with a thick bill, grey legs and dark brown iris. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix....
, Melanoperdix nigra
- Black Partridge
- Genus CoturnixCoturnixCoturnix is a genus of Old World quail in Phasianidae.- Species list :*Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii*King Quail, Coturnix chinensis*Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica*Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei*Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix...
- Blue QuailBlue QuailThe Blue Quail or African Blue Quail, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.-Geographic Range:The species ranges from Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, and south to Zambia, and eastward to Kenya, and is migratory...
, Coturnix adansonii - King Quail, Coturnix chinensis
- Rain QuailRain QuailThe Rain Quail or Black-breasted Quail is a species of quail found in South Asia.-Distribution:Grassland, cropped fields, and scrubs in the Indus valley of central India, Pakistan, the Gangetic plains, and parts of peninsular continental India. Mostly seen in winter further south.-Description:The...
, Coturnix coromandelica - Harlequin QuailHarlequin QuailThe Harlequin Quail is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
, Coturnix delegorguei - Common QuailCommon QuailThe Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is a small bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is widespread and is found in parts of Europe, .- Description :It is a small rotund bird, essentially streaked brown with...
, Coturnix coturnix - †Canary Islands QuailCanary Islands QuailThe Canary Islands Quail once occurred on the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Fuerteventura . It might also have inhabited Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, but there are no remains found on these islands....
, Coturnix gomerae (fossil) - Japanese QuailJapanese QuailThe Japanese Quail, also known as Coturnix Quail, Coturnix japonica, is a species of Old World Quail found in East Asia. They are a migratory species, breeding in Manchuria, southeastern Siberia, northern Japan, and the Korean Peninsula, and wintering in the south of Japan and southern China. They...
, Coturnix japonica - †New Zealand QuailNew Zealand QuailThe New Zealand Quail , or koreke , has been extinct since 1875. The male and female were similar, except the female was lighter. The first scientist to describe it was Sir Joseph Banks when he visited New Zealand on James Cook's first voyage...
, Coturnix novaezelandiae (extinct) - Stubble QuailStubble QuailThe Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis is an Australian quail of the family Phasianidae. It has sometimes been considered conspecific with the extinct New Zealand Quail. In this case, the latter species' name would have priority and the Stubble Quail would become Coturnix novaezelandiae pectoralis...
, Coturnix pectoralis - Brown QuailBrown QuailThe Brown Quail , also known as Swamp Quail, is an Australasian true quail of the family Phasianidae.The Brown Quail is distributed in agricultural areas, wet grasslands, shrublands and freshwater wetlands across much of New Guinea and the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as in northern, eastern,...
, Coturnix ypsilophora
- Blue Quail
- Genus Anurophasis
- Snow Mountains Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx
- Genus PerdiculaPerdiculaPerdicula is a genus of quail.-Species list:* Jungle Bush Quail, * Rock Bush Quail, * Painted Bush Quail, * Manipur Bush Quail,...
- Jungle Bush QuailJungle Bush QuailVery different from the female, the male Jungle Bush Quail has a white moustache, heavily barred white underparts, and variegated wings. The female has a uniform, rich chestnut breast and belly. However, both the male and the female have red and white streaks on the head.The diet of the Jungle Bush...
, Perdicula asiatica - Rock Bush QuailRock Bush QuailThe Rock Bush Quail is a species of quail found in parts of peninsular India. They are very similar to and overlap in range with Perdicula asiatica. They are found in small coveys and are often detected only suddenly, when they burst out into flight en masse from under vegetation....
, Perdicula argoondah - Painted Bush QuailPainted Bush QuailThe Painted Bush Quail is a species of quail found in the hill forests of India. They move in small coveys on hillsides and are distinguished by their red bills and legs...
, Perdicula erythrorhyncha - Manipur Bush QuailManipur Bush QuailThe Manipur Bush Quail is a species of quail found in India, inhabiting damp grassland, particularly stands of tall grass, in West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya....
, Perdicula manipurensis
- Jungle Bush Quail
- Genus Ophrysia
- Himalayan QuailHimalayan QuailThe Himalayan Quail is a medium-sized quail belonging to the pheasant family. It was last reported in 1876 and is feared extinct. This species was known from only 2 locations in the western Himalayas in Uttarakhand, north-west India...
, Ophrysia monorthonyx
- Himalayan Quail
- Genus XenoperdixXenoperdixThe genus Xenoperdix , described only in 1994, consist of two species of African partridges that are most closely related to Southeast Asian Hill Partridges....
- Rubeho Forest Partridge, Xenoperdix obscuratus
- Udzungwa Forest Partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis
- Genus ArborophilaArborophilaArborophila is a genus of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is a very diverse genus, having the second most members within the Galliformes after Francolinus. These are fairly small, often brightly marked partridges found in forests of eastern and southern Asia...
, the hill partridgeHill PartridgeThe Hill Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam...
s- Hill PartridgeHill PartridgeThe Hill Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam...
, Arborophila torqueola - Sichuan PartridgeSichuan PartridgeThe Sichuan Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in China.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.- Habitat :...
, Arborophila rufipectus - Chestnut-breasted PartridgeChestnut-breasted PartridgeThe Chestnut-breasted Partridge is a species of partridge endemic to the eastern Himalayas north of the Brahmaputra, and is known from Bhutan, West Bengal , Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India, Nepal Himalaya and south-east Tibet.It is a distinctive partridge with chestnut breast-band...
, Arborophila mandellii - White-necklaced PartridgeWhite-necklaced PartridgeThe White-necklaced Partridge , also known as the Collared Hill-partridge, is a vulnerable species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is endemic to hill and mountain forests in southeastern China. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . .-External links:*...
, Arborophila gingica - Rufous-throated PartridgeRufous-throated PartridgeThe Rufous-throated Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane...
, Arborophila rufogularis - White-cheeked PartridgeWhite-cheeked PartridgeThe White-cheeked Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar....
, Arborophila atrogularis - Taiwan PartridgeTaiwan PartridgeThe Taiwan Partridge , also called Taiwan Hill Partridge, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in Taiwan.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Arborophila crudigularis - Hainan PartridgeHainan PartridgeThe Hainan Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is endemic to Hainan Island, China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Arborophila ardens - Chestnut-bellied PartridgeChestnut-bellied PartridgeThe Chestnut-bellied Partridge, Arborophila javanica also known as Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge or Javan Hill-partridge is a small, up to 28cm long, partridge with a rufous crown and nape, red legs, grey breast, brown wings, red facial skin, and a black mask, throat and bill. It has a rufous...
, Arborophila javanica - Grey-breasted Partridge, Arborophila orientalis
- Bar-backed PartridgeBar-backed PartridgeThe Bar-backed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Arborophila brunneopectus - Orange-necked PartridgeOrange-necked PartridgeThe Orange-necked Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam along the Cambodian-Vietnam border....
, Arborophila davidi - Chestnut-headed PartridgeChestnut-headed PartridgeThe Chestnut-headed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in highland forests in Cambodia and Thailand. It includes the subspecies diversa, but alternatively it is treated as a separate species, the Siamese Partridge .-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
, Arborophila cambodiana- Siamese Partridge (Arborophila (cambodiana) diversa)
- Red-breasted PartridgeRed-breasted PartridgeThe Red-breasted Partridge , also known as the Bornean Hill-partridge, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is endemic to hill and montane forest in Borneo.-References:...
, Arborophila hyperythra - Red-billed PartridgeRed-billed PartridgeThe Red-billed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is endemic to highland forests in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the only member of the genus Arborophila where the bill is completely red .-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
, Arborophila rubrirostris - Green-legged Partridge, Arborophila chloropus
- Chestnut-necklaced PartridgeChestnut-necklaced PartridgeThe Chestnut-necklaced Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is closely related to the Vietnam Partridge and Scaly-breasted Partridge, and their taxonomy is not entirely settled.The Chestnut-necklaced...
, Arborophila charltonii - Sumatran Partridge, Arborophila sumatrana
- Roll's PartridgeRoll's PartridgeThe Roll's Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is a monotypic species found in highland forests in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Grey-breasted Partridge....
, Arborophila rolli - Malaysian PartridgeMalaysian PartridgeThe Malaysian Partridge, or Campbell's Partridge, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. This monotypic species is found in highland forests in Peninsular Malaysia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Grey-breasted Partridge....
, Arborophila campbelli - Vietnam Partridge, Arborophila merlini
- Hill Partridge
- Genus Caloperdix
- Ferruginous PartridgeFerruginous PartridgeThe Ferruginous Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It belongs to the monotypical genus Caloperdix. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
, Caloperdix oculea
- Ferruginous Partridge
- Genus Haematortyx
- Crimson-headed PartridgeCrimson-headed PartridgeThe Crimson-headed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
, Haematortyx sanguiniceps
- Crimson-headed Partridge
- Genus Rollulus
- Crested Partridge, Rollulus roulroul
- Genus PtilopachusPtilopachusPtilopachus is an African genus of birds in the pheasant family. As traditionally defined, only the Stone Partridge was included in this genus, but based on genetic evidence it now also includes the Nahan's Partridge...
- Stone PartridgeStone PartridgeThe Stone Partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus, is a bird of the pheasant family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia...
, Ptilopachus petrosus
- Stone Partridge
- Genus BambusicolaBambusicolaBambusicola is a genus of bird in the Phasianidae family.It contains the following species:* Mountain Bamboo Partridge, Bambusicola fytchii* Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus...
- Mountain Bamboo Partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
- Chinese Bamboo PartridgeChinese Bamboo PartridgeThe Chinese Bamboo Partridge is a small partridge native to eastern mainland China and Taiwan, and introduced successfully to Japan...
, Bambusicola thoracica
- Genus Galloperdix
- Red SpurfowlRed SpurfowlThe Red Spurfowl is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed...
, Galloperdix spadicea - Painted SpurfowlPainted SpurfowlThe Painted Spurfowl is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of th spurs on their tarsus. The species is found...
, Galloperdix lunulata - Sri Lanka SpurfowlSri Lanka SpurfowlThe Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Galloperdix bicalcarata, is a member of the pheasant family which is endemic to the dense rainforests of Sri Lanka....
, Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Red Spurfowl