Order Galliformes (QUAIL, GROUSE, PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES)

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Family Cracidae (CHACHALACAS, GUANS)

Family Numididae (GUINEAFOWL)

Ortalis vetula
PLAIN CHACHALACA
Numida meleagris
HELMETED GUINEA FOWL

Family Odontophoridae (NEW WORLD QUAIL)

Callipepla californica
CALIFORNIA QUAIL
Callipepla gambelii
GAMBEL'S QUAIL
Callipepla squamata
SCALED QUAIL
Colinus virginianus
NORTHERN BOBWHITE
Colinus virginianus ridgewayi
MASKED BOBWHITE
Cyrtonyx montezumae
MONTEZUMA QUAIL
Oreortyx pictus
MOUNTAIN QUAIL

Family Phasianidae (PHEASANTS, GROUSE, PARTRIDGES)

Subfamily Phasianinae (TRUE PHEASANTS)

Alectoris chukar
CHUKAR
Arqusianus argus
ARGUS PHEASANT
Gallus gallus
DOMESTIC CHICKEN
Pavo cristatus
COMMON PEAFOWL
Phasianus colchicus
RING-NECKED PHEASANT
Rollulus roulroul
CRESTED WOOD PARTRIDGE
Tragopan temminckii
TEMMINCK'S TRAGOPAN

Subfamily Tetraoninae (GROUSE)

Bonasa umbellus
RUFFED GROUSE
Centrocercus urophasianus
GREATER SAGE GROUSE
Dendragapus canadensis
SPRUCE GROUSE
Dendragapus obscurus
SOOTY GROUSE
Lagopus lagopus
WILLOW PTARMIGAN
Tympancuchus cupido
GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN
Typanuchus phasianellus
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

Subfamily Meleagridinae (TURKEYS)

Meleagris gallopavo
WILD TURKEY
Meleagris gallopavo mexicana
GOULD'S WILD TURKEY

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