Phasianidae

Coturnix delegorguei (Photo from Flickr) Common name: harlequin quail (en); codorniz-arlequim (pt); caille arlequin (fr); codorniz arlequín (es); harlekinwachtel (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Range: This African species is found from the Ivory Coast to Kenya and Uganda, and south to South Africa, being absent from the Congo basin and Namibia. They are also…

Gallus gallus Photo by Tom Stephenson (Discover Life) Common name: red junglefowl (en); galo-branquiva (pt); coq sauvage (fr); gallo bankiva (es); bankivahuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Range: The red junglefowl originates from southern and south-east Asia, from India eastward through Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, into southern China, Myanmar, Thailand and south to Malaysia…

Gallus gallus Photo by Tom Stephenson (Discover Life) Common name: red junglefowl (en); galo-branquiva (pt); coq sauvage (fr); gallo bankiva (es); bankivahuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Range: The red junglefowl originates from southern and south-east Asia, from India eastward through Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, into southern China, Myanmar, Thailand and south to Malaysia…

Tragopan satyra Photo by John Corder (Arkive) Common name: satyr tragopan (en); tragopan-sátiro (pt); tragopan satyre (fr); tragopán sátiro (es); satyrtragopan (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Range: This Asian species is found in the Himalayan reaches of India, China, Nepal and Bhutan. Size: Satyr tragopans are 61-71 cm long and weigh 1-2,1 kg. Habitat:…