Phasianidae

Lerwa lerwa Photo by Ulrich Weber (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:snow partridge (en); perdiz-das-neves (pt); lerva des neiges (fr); perdiz Lerwa (es); Lerwahuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found in the Himalayas mountain range, in northern India and Pakistan, Nepal and south-western China.Size:These birds are 38-40 cm long. The females tend to be smaller,…

Gallus lafayetii Photo by Michael Tseng (Flickr) Common name:Sri Lanka junglefowl (en); galo-do-Ceilão (pt); coq de Lafayette (fr); gallo de Ceilán (es); Ceylonhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Sri lanka, being found throughout most of the island.Size:These birds have a very marked sexual dimorphism. The males are 66-72 cm long and weigh 790-1.440…

Arborophila torqueola Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hill partridge (en); perdiz-montesa (pt); torquéole à collier (fr); arborófila común (es); hügelhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found on the slopes of the Himalayas, in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and northern India, and also into Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 27-30…

Coturnix coromandelica Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rain quail (en); codurniz-da-chuva (pt); caille nattée (fr); codorniz coromandélica (es); regenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and marginally into Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and also into Myanmar and southern Thailand.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 64-71 g.Habitat:The rain quail is…

Alectoris chukar Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:chukar partridge (en); perdiz-chucar (pt); perdrix choukar (fr); perdiz chucar (es); chukarhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Europe, in Bulgaria and Greece, through Turkey and the Middle East and into central Asia to Pakistan, northern China, Mongolia and southern Russia. The chukar partridge…

Lophura nycthemera Photo by Allan Drewitt (Flickr) Common name:silver pheasant (en); faisão-prateado (pt); faisan argenté (fr); faisán plateado (es); silberfasan (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae Range:The silver pheasant is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China down to Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Size:These birds exhibit a large sexual dimorphism, especially because of the large tail of…

Perdicula erythrorhyncha Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:painted bush-quail (en); perdiz-do-mato-pintada (pt); perdicule à bec rouge (fr); perdicilla piquirroja (es); buntwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, occurring in two disjunct subspecies. P.e.blewitti is found from the Satpuras to the northern Eastern Ghats, while P.e.erythrorhyncha in found in the Western…

Tetraogallus himalayensis Photo by Rémy Lecolazet (Oiseaux) Common name:Himalayan snowcock (en); galo-das-neves-dos-Himalaias (pt); tétraogalle de l’Himalaya (fr); perdigallo himalayo (es); Himalayakönigshuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found across the Himalayas, from eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, through northern India and Nepal and north into western China and eastern Kazakhstan.Size:These birds are 54-74 cm long and have a…