Phasianidae

From Palaeos

<==Phasianidae [Pavonidae, Phasianoidea]
   |  i. s.: Synoicus ypsilophorus (Bosc 1792)
   |           |--S. y. ypsilophorus
   |           `--S. y. australis
   |         Bambusicola thoracica
   |           |--B. t. thoracica
   |           `--B. t. sonorivox
   |         Palaeortyx
   |         Ophrysia superciliosa
   |         Cyrtonyx montezumae
   |--Odontophorinae [Callipeplinae, Odontophoridae, Ortyginae]
   |    |--Oreortyx pictus
   |    |--Odontophorus Vieillot 1816
   |    |    `--O. guttatus
   |    |--Colinus Goldfuss 1820 [incl. Ortyx Stephens 1819]
   |    |    |--C. nigrogularis
   |    |    `--C. virginianus (Linnaeus 1758)
   |    |--Lophortyx
   |    |    |--L. californica
   |    |    |    |--L. c. californica
   |    |    |    `--L. c. brunnescens Ridgway 1884
   |    |    `--L. gambelii
   |    `--Callipepla Wagler 1832
   |         |--C. californica
   |         |    |--C. c. californica
   |         |    `--C. c. brunnescens
   |         |--C. gambelii
   |         `--C. squamata
   `--+--Meleagrinae [Galloparinae, Gallopavoninae, Meleagrididae]
      |    |--Agriocharis ocellata
      |    |--Parapavo californicus
      |    `--Meleagris Linnaeus 1758 [=Galloparus Chenu & des Murs 1854, Gallopavo Brisson 1760]
      |         |--M. gallopavo Linnaeus 1758
      |         |--M. leopoldi
      |         `--M. ocellata
      `--+--+--Tetraoninae
         |  `--Phasianinae
         `--Numidinae [Numididae]
              |--Guttera pucherani
              |--Acryllium vulturinum
              |--Agelastes Bonaparte 1849 [Agelastinae]
              `--Numida Linnaeus 1766 [incl. Meleagris Chenu & des Murs 1854 non Linnaeus 1758]
                   `--N. meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
                        |--N. m. meleagris
                        `--N. m. mitrata

* Type species of generic name indicated

References

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