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Subfamily of birds
Perdicinae is a
polyphyletic former subfamily of birds in the
pheasant family,
Phasianidae , regrouping the
partridges ,
Old World quails , and
francolins .
[1] Although this subfamily was considered
monophyletic and separated from the
pheasants ,
tragopans ,
junglefowls , and
peafowls (
Phasianinae ) till the early 1990s,
[1]
[2]
molecular phylogenies have shown that these two subfamilies actually constitute only one lineage. For example, some
partridges (
Perdix genus) are more closely affiliated to
pheasants , whereas
Old World quails and
partridges from the
Alectoris genus are closer to
junglefowls .
[3]
[4] Due to this, the subfamily Perdicinae is no longer recognized by the
International Ornithological Congress , with the species being split among 3 subfamilies.
[5]
Perdicinae is a
non-migratory Old World group. These are medium-sized birds, and are native to
Europe ,
Asia ,
Africa , and the
Middle East . They are ground-nesting seed-eaters. The subfamily includes the
partridges , the
snowcocks , the
francolins , the
spurfowl and the
Old World quail .
Species list in taxonomic order
Alectoris
Ammoperdix
Arborophila , the
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
References
^
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.
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" . Retrieved 2021-07-15 .
185 living species in 32 genera