Subfamily of birds
Perdicinae is apolyphyletic former subfamily of birds in thepheasant family,Phasianidae , regrouping thepartridges ,Old World quails , andfrancolins .[ 1] monophyletic and separated from thepheasants ,tragopans ,junglefowls , andpeafowls (Phasianinae ) till the early 1990s,[ 1] [ 2] molecular phylogenies have shown that these two subfamilies actually constitute only one lineage. For example, somepartridges (Perdix genus) are more closely affiliated topheasants , whereasOld World quails andpartridges from theAlectoris genus are closer tojunglefowls .[ 3] [ 4] International Ornithological Congress , with the species being split among 3 subfamilies.[ 5]
Perdicinae is anon-migratory Old World group. These are medium-sized birds, and are native toEurope ,Asia ,Africa , and theMiddle East . They are ground-nesting seed-eaters. The subfamily includes thepartridges , thesnowcocks , thefrancolins , thespurfowl and theOld World quail .
Species list in taxonomic order [ edit ] Alectoris Ammoperdix Arborophila hill partridges Hill partridge ,Arborophila torqueola Sichuan partridge ,Arborophila rufipectus Chestnut-breasted partridge ,Arborophila mandellii White-necklaced partridge ,Arborophila gingica Rufous-throated partridge ,Arborophila rufogularis White-cheeked partridge ,Arborophila atrogularis Taiwan partridge ,Arborophila crudigularis Hainan partridge ,Arborophila ardens Chestnut-bellied partridge ,Arborophila javanica Grey-breasted partridge ,Arborophila orientalis Bar-backed partridge ,Arborophila brunneopectus Orange-necked partridge ,Arborophila davidi Chestnut-headed partridge ,Arborophila cambodiana Red-breasted partridge ,Arborophila hyperythra Red-billed partridge ,Arborophila rubrirostris Sumatran partridge ,Arborophila sumatrana Roll's partridge ,Arborophila rolli Malayan partridge ,Arborophila campbelli Vietnam partridge ,Arborophila merlini Bambusicola Caloperdix Campocolinus Coturnix Francolinus Galloperdix Haematortyx Lerwa Margaroperdix Melanoperdix Ophrysia Ortygornis Peliperdix Perdicula Perdix Rhizothera Pternistis Hartlaub's spurfowl ,Pternistis hartlaubi Mount Cameroon spurfowl ,Pternistis camerunensis Handsome spurfowl ,Pternistis nobilis Swierstra's spurfowl ,Pternistis swierstrai Erckel's spurfowl ,Pternistis erckelii Djibouti spurfowl ,Pternistis ochropectus Chestnut-naped spurfowl ,Pternistis castaneicollis Black-fronted spurfowl ,Pternistis atrifrons Jackson's spurfowl ,Pternistis jacksoni Scaly spurfowl ,Pternistis squamatus Ahanta spurfowl ,Pternistis ahantensis Grey-striped spurfowl ,Pternistis griseostriatus Hildebrandt's spurfowl ,Pternistis hildebrandti Natal spurfowl ,Pternistis natalensis Red-billed spurfowl ,Pternistis adspersus Cape spurfowl ,Pternistis capensis Heuglin's spurfowl ,Pternistis icterorhynchus Double-spurred spurfowl ,Pternistis bicalcaratus Harwood's spurfowl ,Pternistis harwoodi Clapperton's spurfowl ,Pternistis clappertoni Yellow-necked spurfowl ,Pternistis leucoscepus Swainson's spurfowl ,Pternistis swainsonii Grey-breasted spurfowl ,Pternistis rufopictus Red-necked spurfowl ,Pternistis afer Rollulus Scleroptila Synoicus Tetraogallus Tetraophasis Tropicoperdix Xenoperdix ^a b Johnsgard, P. A. (1988).The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World . Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ^ Johnsgard, P. A. (1986).The Pheasants of the World . Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ^ Kimball, R. T.; Braun, E. L.; Zwartjes, P. W.; Crowe, T. M.; Ligon, J. D. (1999). "A molecular phylogeny of the pheasants and partridges suggests that these lineages are not monophyletic".Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution .11 (1):38– 54.Bibcode :1999MolPE..11...38K .doi :10.1006/mpev.1998.0562 .PMID 10082609 . ^ Kimball, Rebecca T.; Braun, Edward L. (2014)."Does more sequence data improve estimates of galliform phylogeny? Analyses of a rapid radiation using a complete data matrix" .PeerJ .2 : e361.doi :10.7717/peerj.361 PMC 4006227 PMID 24795852 . ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved2021-07-15 .
185 living species in 32 genera
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