order

Galliformes

Galliformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 340 species under it, 67 of them threatened, recorded across 3 countries.

Species filed: 340
Threatened: 67
Countries recorded: 3
With a free photo: 66%
Weight range: 40.4 g – 5.79 kg

What is in Galliformes?

19 families filed directly under this order.

Phasianidae
common quail, indian peafowl, western capercaillie, common pheasant …
206 species
Cracidae
alagoas curassow, blue-billed curassow, great curassow, horned guan …
57 species
Odontophoridae
northern bobwhite, california quail, stone partridge, elegant quail …
35 species
Megapodiidae
maleo, australian brushturkey, malleefowl, orange-footed scrubfowl …
27 species
Numididae
helmeted guinea fowl, vulturine guinea fowl, white-breasted guinea fowl, crested guinea fowl …
6 species
Gallinuloididae
Paraortygoides argillae, Paraortygoides radagasti
2 species
Bumbanipodius
Bumbanipodius magnus
1 species
Bumbanortyx
Bumbanortyx transitoria
1 species
Danielsavis
Danielsavis nazensis
1 species
Paraortygidae
Xorazmortyx turkestanensis
1 species
Sobniogallus
Sobniogallus albinojamrozi
1 species
Sylviornithidae
new caledonian giant fowl
1 species
Waltonortygidae
Waltonortyx bumbanipodiides
1 species
Amitabha
0 species
Chambiortyx
0 species
Meleagridae
0 species
Namaortyx
0 species
Quercymegapodiidae
0 species
Tegulavis
0 species

Best-known members of Galliformes

Ranked by popularity score.

Common quail

Coturnix coturnix

Phasianidae

Indian peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Phasianidae

Western capercaillie

Tetrao urogallus

Phasianidae

Common pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Phasianidae

Grey partridge

Perdix perdix

Phasianidae

Red junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Phasianidae

Black grouse

Lyrurus tetrix

Phasianidae

Hazel grouse

Tetrastes bonasia

Phasianidae

How threatened is Galliformes?

288 of 340 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	9	3%
ENEndangered	16	6%
VUVulnerable	42	15%
NTNear Threatened	32	11%
LCLeast Concern	187	65%
DDData Deficient	1	0%
EWExtinct in the Wild	1	0%

Where is Galliformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
1
2
3–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

The 200 best-known species in Galliformes

Of 340 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix	Phasianidae	Least Concern	96.3 g	Not recorded
Indian peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	4.16 kg	Not recorded
Western capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.72 kg	Not recorded
Common pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.12 kg	Not recorded
Grey partridge	Perdix perdix	Phasianidae	Least Concern	405.3 g	Not recorded
Red junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	751.7 g	Not recorded
Black grouse	Lyrurus tetrix	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.07 kg	Not recorded
Hazel grouse	Tetrastes bonasia	Phasianidae	Least Concern	384.5 g	Not recorded
Wild turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Phasianidae	Least Concern	5.79 kg	Not recorded
Helmeted guinea fowl	Numida meleagris	Numididae	Least Concern	1.3 kg	Not recorded
Willow ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	566.9 g	Not recorded
Rock ptarmigan	Lagopus muta	Phasianidae	Least Concern	535.3 g	Not recorded
Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Phasianidae	Least Concern	502.1 g	Not recorded
Green peafowl	Pavo muticus	Phasianidae	Endangered	2.21 kg	Not recorded
Golden pheasant	Chrysolophus pictus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	555.2 g	Not recorded
Congo peafowl	Afropavo congensis	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	1.27 kg	Not recorded
King quail	Synoicus chinensis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	40.4 g	1
Japanese quail	Coturnix japonica	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	94.8 g	Not recorded
Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	452.1 g	Not recorded
Grey junglefowl	Gallus sonneratii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	840.8 g	Not recorded
Himalayan monal	Lophophorus impejanus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.07 kg	Not recorded
Sri Lankan junglefowl	Gallus lafayettii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	825 g	Not recorded
Rock partridge	Alectoris graeca	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	594.1 g	Not recorded
Green junglefowl	Gallus varius	Phasianidae	Least Concern	839.3 g	Not recorded
Great argus	Argusianus argus	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.96 kg	Not recorded
Lady Amherst's pheasant	Chrysolophus amherstiae	Phasianidae	Least Concern	732.5 g	Not recorded
Blood pheasant	Ithaginis cruentus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	530.7 g	Not recorded
Green pheasant	Phasianus versicolor	Phasianidae	Least Concern	918.8 g	Not recorded
Caucasian grouse	Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	814 g	Not recorded
Ocellated turkey	Meleagris ocellata	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	5.53 kg	Not recorded
Snow partridge	Lerwa lerwa	Phasianidae	Least Concern	567.3 g	Not recorded
Red-legged partridge	Alectoris rufa	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	527.9 g	Not recorded
White-tailed ptarmigan	Lagopus leucura	Phasianidae	Least Concern	355 g	Not recorded
Silver pheasant	Lophura nycthemera	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.23 kg	Not recorded
Maleo	Macrocephalon maleo	Megapodiidae	Critically Endangered	1.56 kg	Not recorded
Vulturine guinea fowl	Acryllium vulturinum	Numididae	Least Concern	1.33 kg	Not recorded
Barbary partridge	Alectoris barbara	Phasianidae	Least Concern	416.3 g	Not recorded
Grey peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron bicalcaratum	Phasianidae	Least Concern	467.8 g	Not recorded
Australian brushturkey	Alectura lathami	Megapodiidae	Least Concern	2.33 kg	1
Cheer pheasant	Catreus wallichii	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.44 kg	Not recorded
Rain quail	Coturnix coromandelica	Phasianidae	Least Concern	73.8 g	Not recorded
Greater sage-grouse	Centrocercus urophasianus	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.9 kg	Not recorded
Crested partridge	Rollulus rouloul	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	216.5 g	Not recorded
See-see partridge	Ammoperdix griseogularis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	201.9 g	Not recorded
Mountain quail	Ophrysia superciliosa	Phasianidae	Not recorded	705 g	Not recorded
Satyr tragopan	Tragopan satyra	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.42 kg	Not recorded
Greater prairie-chicken	Tympanuchus cupido	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	870.1 g	Not recorded
Ruffed grouse	Bonasa umbellus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	530.9 g	Not recorded
Spruce grouse	Canachites canadensis	Phasianidae	Not recorded	473.6 g	Not recorded
Kalij pheasant	Lophura leucomelanos	Phasianidae	Least Concern	868 g	Not recorded
Alagoas curassow	Mitu mitu	Cracidae	Extinct in the Wild	2.85 kg	Not recorded
Harlequin quail	Coturnix delegorguei	Phasianidae	Least Concern	76 g	Not recorded
New Zealand quail	Coturnix novaezelandiae	Phasianidae	Not recorded	200 g	1
Siberian grouse	Falcipennis falcipennis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	685.6 g	Not recorded
Bulwer's pheasant	Lophura bulweri	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.25 kg	Not recorded
Swinhoe's pheasant	Lophura swinhoii	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	1.1 kg	Not recorded
Palawan peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron napoleonis	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	374.7 g	Not recorded
Mrs. Hume's pheasant	Syrmaticus humiae	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	873.4 g	Not recorded
Reeves's pheasant	Syrmaticus reevesii	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.21 kg	Not recorded
Black-billed capercaillie	Tetrao urogalloides	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.75 kg	Not recorded
Temminck's tragopan	Tragopan temminckii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.16 kg	Not recorded
Northern bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	Odontophoridae	Near Threatened	171.9 g	Not recorded
Blue-billed curassow	Crax alberti	Cracidae	Critically Endangered	2.8 kg	Not recorded
Great curassow	Crax rubra	Cracidae	Vulnerable	4.13 kg	Not recorded
Malleefowl	Leipoa ocellata	Megapodiidae	Vulnerable	1.91 kg	1
Koklass pheasant	Pucrasia macrolopha	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.05 kg	Not recorded
Elliot's pheasant	Syrmaticus ellioti	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.01 kg	Not recorded
Caucasian snowcock	Tetraogallus caucasicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.83 kg	Not recorded
Himalayan snowcock	Tetraogallus himalayensis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.43 kg	Not recorded
Chinese francolin	Francolinus pintadeanus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	310 g	Not recorded
Edwards's pheasant	Lophura edwardsi	Phasianidae	Critically Endangered	1.09 kg	Not recorded
Horned guan	Oreophasis derbianus	Cracidae	Endangered	2.07 kg	Not recorded
Plain chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	Cracidae	Least Concern	562.6 g	Not recorded
Swamp francolin	Ortygornis gularis	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	510 g	Not recorded
Helmeted curassow	Pauxi pauxi	Cracidae	Vulnerable	3.12 kg	Not recorded
Copper pheasant	Syrmaticus soemmerringii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.08 kg	Not recorded
Western tragopan	Tragopan melanocephalus	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.61 kg	Not recorded
Lesser prairie-chicken	Tympanuchus pallidicinctus	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	745.8 g	Not recorded
Chinese bamboo partridge	Bambusicola thoracicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	264.8 g	Not recorded
California quail	Callipepla californica	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	165.7 g	Not recorded
Gunnison sage-grouse	Centrocercus minimus	Phasianidae	Endangered	1.9 kg	Not recorded
Bare-faced curassow	Crax fasciolata	Cracidae	Vulnerable	2.6 kg	Not recorded
Dusky grouse	Dendragapus obscurus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.05 kg	Not recorded
Chinese monal	Lophophorus lhuysii	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	3.01 kg	Not recorded
Bornean crested fireback	Lophura ignita	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.77 kg	Not recorded
Jungle bush quail	Perdicula asiatica	Phasianidae	Least Concern	68.4 g	Not recorded
Mikado pheasant	Syrmaticus mikado	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.15 kg	Not recorded
Caspian snowcock	Tetraogallus caspius	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.51 kg	Not recorded
Tibetan snowcock	Tetraogallus tibetanus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.49 kg	Not recorded
Blyth's tragopan	Tragopan blythii	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.93 kg	Not recorded
Sharp-tailed grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	882.4 g	Not recorded
Arabian partridge	Alectoris melanocephala	Phasianidae	Least Concern	614.8 g	Not recorded
Ferruginous partridge	Caloperdix oculeus	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	209 g	Not recorded
Red-billed curassow	Crax blumenbachii	Cracidae	Endangered	3.5 kg	Not recorded
Siamese fireback	Lophura diardi	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	1.09 kg	Not recorded
Orange-footed scrubfowl	Megapodius reinwardt	Megapodiidae	Least Concern	875.8 g	1
Black partridge	Melanoperdix niger	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	280 g	Not recorded
Rufous-vented chachalaca	Ortalis ruficauda	Cracidae	Least Concern	586.2 g	Not recorded
Black-fronted piping guan	Pipile jacutinga	Cracidae	Endangered	1.24 kg	Not recorded
Malayan peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron malacense	Phasianidae	Endangered	608 g	Not recorded
Vietnamese crested argus	Rheinardia ocellata	Phasianidae	Critically Endangered	1.5 kg	Not recorded
Brown quail	Synoicus ypsilophorus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	107.7 g	1
Cabot's tragopan	Tragopan caboti	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	1.12 kg	Not recorded
White-breasted guinea fowl	Agelastes meleagrides	Numididae	Vulnerable	815 g	Not recorded
Stubble quail	Coturnix pectoralis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	101.9 g	1
Moluccan megapode	Eulipoa wallacei	Megapodiidae	Vulnerable	505 g	1
Crested guinea fowl	Guttera pucherani	Numididae	Least Concern	1.15 kg	Not recorded
Nocturnal curassow	Nothocrax urumutum	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.7 kg	Not recorded
Horned curassow	Pauxi unicornis	Cracidae	Endangered	3.74 kg	Not recorded
White-winged guan	Penelope albipennis	Cracidae	Endangered	1.75 kg	Not recorded
Spix's guan	Penelope jacquacu	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.49 kg	Not recorded
Long-billed partridge	Rhizothera longirostris	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	746.7 g	Not recorded
Altai snowcock	Tetraogallus altaicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.76 kg	Not recorded
Wattled guan	Aburria aburri	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.41 kg	Not recorded
Brown eared pheasant	Crossoptilon mantchuricum	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.86 kg	Not recorded
Crimson-headed partridge	Haematortyx sanguiniceps	Phasianidae	Least Concern	300 g	Not recorded
Sclater's monal	Lophophorus sclateri	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.5 kg	Not recorded
Razor-billed curassow	Mitu tuberosum	Cracidae	Near Threatened	2.77 kg	Not recorded
Crested guan	Penelope purpurascens	Cracidae	Near Threatened	2.06 kg	Not recorded
Painted bush quail	Perdicula erythrorhyncha	Phasianidae	Least Concern	67.6 g	Not recorded
Tibetan partridge	Perdix hodgsoniae	Phasianidae	Least Concern	363.7 g	Not recorded
Trinidad piping guan	Pipile pipile	Cracidae	Critically Endangered	1.82 kg	Not recorded
Chinese grouse	Tetrastes sewerzowi	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	267.5 g	Not recorded
Philby's partridge	Alectoris philbyi	Phasianidae	Least Concern	441 g	Not recorded
Mountain bamboo partridge	Bambusicola fytchii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	313.6 g	Not recorded
Black curassow	Crax alector	Cracidae	Least Concern	2.87 kg	Not recorded
Yellow-knobbed curassow	Crax daubentoni	Cracidae	Near Threatened	2.5 kg	Not recorded
Blue eared pheasant	Crossoptilon auritum	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.77 kg	Not recorded
White eared pheasant	Crossoptilon crossoptilon	Phasianidae	Least Concern	2.08 kg	Not recorded
Painted francolin	Francolinus pictus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	286.8 g	Not recorded
Red spurfowl	Galloperdix spadicea	Phasianidae	Least Concern	359.1 g	Not recorded
Salvadori's pheasant	Lophura inornata	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	685 g	Not recorded
Madagascar partridge	Margaroperdix madagarensis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	245 g	Not recorded
Nicobar megapode	Megapodius nicobariensis	Megapodiidae	Vulnerable	836.7 g	Not recorded
Tongan megapode	Megapodius pritchardii	Megapodiidae	Vulnerable	365 g	Not recorded
Chaco chachalaca	Ortalis canicollis	Cracidae	Least Concern	539 g	Not recorded
Andean guan	Penelope montagnii	Cracidae	Least Concern	706 g	Not recorded
Cauca guan	Penelope perspicax	Cracidae	Vulnerable	1.2 kg	Not recorded
Highland guan	Penelopina nigra	Cracidae	Vulnerable	890 g	Not recorded
Manipur bush quail	Perdicula manipurensis	Phasianidae	Critically Endangered	70.7 g	Not recorded
Red-throated piping guan	Pipile cujubi	Cracidae	Vulnerable	1.2 kg	Not recorded
Bornean peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron schleiermacheri	Phasianidae	Endangered	608 g	Not recorded
Red-necked spurfowl	Pternistis afer	Phasianidae	Least Concern	454.8 g	Not recorded
Black guinea fowl	Agelastes niger	Numididae	Least Concern	700 g	Not recorded
Przevalski's partridge	Alectoris magna	Phasianidae	Least Concern	541.4 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-breasted partridge	Arborophila mandellii	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	268 g	Not recorded
Black guan	Chamaepetes unicolor	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.14 kg	Not recorded
Wattled curassow	Crax globulosa	Cracidae	Endangered	2.5 kg	Not recorded
Philippine megapode	Megapodius cumingii	Megapodiidae	Least Concern	841 g	Not recorded
Red-faced guan	Penelope dabbenei	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.23 kg	Not recorded
Daurian partridge	Perdix dauurica	Phasianidae	Least Concern	263.4 g	Not recorded
Sand partridge	Ammoperdix heyi	Phasianidae	Least Concern	189.7 g	Not recorded
Taiwan partridge	Arborophila crudigularis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	256.8 g	Not recorded
Rufous-throated partridge	Arborophila rufogularis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	344.5 g	Not recorded
Crestless fireback	Lophura erythrophthalma	Phasianidae	Critically Endangered	934.3 g	Not recorded
Dusky megapode	Megapodius freycinet	Megapodiidae	Least Concern	642.5 g	Not recorded
Micronesian megapode	Megapodius laperouse	Megapodiidae	Near Threatened	308 g	Not recorded
Vanuatu megapode	Megapodius layardi	Megapodiidae	Least Concern	768.6 g	1
Salvin's curassow	Mitu salvini	Cracidae	Least Concern	3.1 kg	Not recorded
Speckled chachalaca	Ortalis guttata	Cracidae	Least Concern	547.7 g	Not recorded
Band-tailed guan	Penelope argyrotis	Cracidae	Least Concern	806.7 g	Not recorded
White-browed guan	Penelope jacucaca	Cracidae	Vulnerable	1.4 kg	Not recorded
Marail guan	Penelope marail	Cracidae	Least Concern	879.7 g	Not recorded
Dusky-legged guan	Penelope obscura	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.77 kg	Not recorded
Chestnut-bellied guan	Penelope ochrogaster	Cracidae	Vulnerable	1.25 kg	Not recorded
White-crested guan	Penelope pileata	Cracidae	Vulnerable	1.25 kg	Not recorded
Rock bush quail	Perdicula argoondah	Phasianidae	Least Concern	60.5 g	Not recorded
Blue-throated piping guan	Pipile cumanensis	Cracidae	Least Concern	1.24 kg	Not recorded
Stone partridge	Ptilopachus petrosus	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	193 g	Not recorded
Blue quail	Synoicus adansonii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	40.4 g	Not recorded
Buff-throated monal-partridge	Tetraophasis szechenyii	Phasianidae	Least Concern	1.05 kg	Not recorded
White-cheeked partridge	Arborophila atrogularis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	237.3 g	Not recorded
Grey-breasted partridge	Arborophila orientalis	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	336 g	Not recorded
Hill partridge	Arborophila torqueola	Phasianidae	Least Concern	344.5 g	Not recorded
Elegant quail	Callipepla douglasii	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	177.1 g	Not recorded
Scaled quail	Callipepla squamata	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	183.9 g	Not recorded
Crested bobwhite	Colinus cristatus	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	134.4 g	Not recorded
Sula megapode	Megapodius bernsteinii	Megapodiidae	Vulnerable	926 g	Not recorded
Melanesian megapode	Megapodius eremita	Megapodiidae	Least Concern	676.7 g	1
Crestless curassow	Mitu tomentosum	Cracidae	Least Concern	2.19 kg	Not recorded
Spot-winged wood quail	Odontophorus capueira	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	425.4 g	Not recorded
Dark-backed wood quail	Odontophorus melanonotus	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	322 g	Not recorded
Mountain quail	Oreortyx pictus	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	233 g	Not recorded
Rufous-headed chachalaca	Ortalis erythroptera	Cracidae	Vulnerable	632 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-winged chachalaca	Ortalis garrula	Cracidae	Least Concern	532 g	Not recorded
White-bellied chachalaca	Ortalis leucogastra	Cracidae	Least Concern	495.8 g	Not recorded
Little chachalaca	Ortalis motmot	Cracidae	Least Concern	520 g	Not recorded
Rufous-bellied chachalaca	Ortalis wagleri	Cracidae	Least Concern	834 g	Not recorded
Bearded guan	Penelope barbata	Cracidae	Near Threatened	665 g	Not recorded
Rusty-margined guan	Penelope superciliaris	Cracidae	Near Threatened	895 g	Not recorded
Banded quail	Philortyx fasciatus	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	130 g	Not recorded
Sumatran peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron chalcurum	Phasianidae	Least Concern	508 g	Not recorded
Germain's peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron germaini	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	450 g	Not recorded
Mountain peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron inopinatum	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	497.5 g	Not recorded
Shelley's francolin	Scleroptila shelleyi	Phasianidae	Least Concern	488 g	Not recorded
Snow mountain quail	Synoicus monorthonyx	Phasianidae	Not recorded	401 g	1
Chestnut-throated monal-partridge	Tetraophasis obscurus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	855.4 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-necklaced partridge	Tropicoperdix charltonii	Phasianidae	Vulnerable	269.2 g	Not recorded
Bar-backed partridge	Arborophila brunneopectus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	291.5 g	Not recorded
White-necklaced partridge	Arborophila gingica	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	253 g	Not recorded