Ground birds - PHEASANTS and Allies

Family Phasianidae


Chukar  Alectoris chukar  
Photographed by: 1 - 3) Dick Daniels    4, 5) Gregg Williams in Missouri  6) John Ennis 



Patridge, Red-legged Alectoris rufa  
Photographed by Ruth Black


Peafowl, Common aka Indian Peafowl aka Peacock Pavo cristatus    
Photographed by: 1) Susan Hadenchuck in Scotland 2) Dick Daniels at Featherdale Wildlife Park, Australia   3 - 5) Dick Scotland 
1) White subspecies  2) Female



Pheasant, Common aka Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus  
Native to Asia, but widley introduced elsewhere.
Photographed by: 1) Arto Hakola  2) János Miseta  3) Dick Daniels in Hawaii



Family Phasianidae, subfamily Meleagrididae

Turkey, Wild Meleagris gallopavo  
Photographed by Dick Daniels in: 1 - 4) North Carolina  5, 6) New Hampshire   7) Hawaii




Family Phasianidae, subfamily Numididae

Guineafowl, Helmeted Numida meleagris  
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in Tanzania  2) Dick in captivity in Australia   3) Jamie Wilson  4) Brent Hathaway



GROUSE

Family Phasianidae, subfamily Tetraonidae


Genus Dendragapus
Dusky Grouse and Sooty Grouse were formerly considered one species, the Blue Grouse.

Grouse, Dusky Dendragapus obscurus
Photographed by: 1) Blue Serravalli  2) Tosca Weijers 3) John Ennis


Grouse, Sooty Dendragapus fuliginosus
Photographed by: 1) Sascha Burkard  2) John Ennis  


Grouse, Ruffed Bonasa umbellus  
Photographed by: 1 - 5) Al Parker  4) Wolfgang Zintl



Grouse, Spruce Falcipennis canadenis  
Photographed by: 1, 2) Nialat   3) Dick Daniels in Alaska   4) Al Parker Photography  5 - 7) Dick in Maine  8) John Ennis



Grouse, Greater Sage-   Centrocercus urophasianus
Photographed by John Ennis


Prairie-Chicken, Lesser  Tympanuchus pallidicinctus  
Photographed by John Ennis




PTARMIGAN

Family Phasianidae, subfamily Tetraonidae


Ptarmigan, Willow  aka Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus  
Photographed by: 1, 2) Roman Krochuk  3) Dick Daniels in Alaska   4) John Ennis


Ptarmigan, White-tailed Lagopus leucurus  
Photographed by: 1) John Ennis  2) Roman Krochuk  3) Steve Estvanik



QUAIL (New World)

Family Odontophoridae


Bobwhite, Northern Colinus virginianus 
Photographed: 1, 2) Dick Daniels in captivity at Cape Fear Acquarium, NC 3) Sonya Etchison  4) D. N. Davis  5) Norman Bateman



1, 2) Quail, California Callipepla californica  
3) Quail, Scaled Callipepla squamata
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in New Zealand  2) John Ennis  3) Derrick Neill



Quail, Gambel's Callipepla gambelii
Photographed by: 1 - 3) Ted Grussing in Arizona  4) Chris Queen in Arizona




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