Phasianidae

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…