Wildlife Type

Pheasants of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

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The followings are extinct pheasants excavated and extant paleognaths in the world. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species, and the habitat in extant species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
  • Kingdom Animalia
    • Phylum Chordate
      • Subphylum Vertebra
        • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
          • Class Aves
            • Subclass Neornithes (Modern birds)
              • Infaclass Paleognathae
              • Infaclass Neognathae (83.5 Mya～)
                • Superorder Galloanserae (Fowl; 83.5 Mya～)
                  • Order Anseriformes (6 families, 60 genus, 178 speices; 70.6 Mya～)
                  • Order Galliformes (9 families, 81 genus, 296 speices; 83.5 Mya～)
                    Sylviornithidae Sylviornis   (1.81～0.01 Mya; １．７m)
                    Mound-builder
                    22 spp
                    		 Maleo (Indonesia), Moluccan Scrubfowl (Indonesia), Polynesian Scrubfowl (Polynesia), Malleefowl (Australia), Australian Brush-turkey (Australia), Wattled Brush-turkey (New Guinea), Red-billed Brush-turkey (Indonesia)
                    Guan
                    36 spp
                    		 Highland Guan (Central America), Sickle-winged Guan (South America), White-winged Guan (Peru), Trinidad Piping-guan (Trinidad and Tobago), Plain Chachalaca (North and Central America)
                    Curassows
                    14 spp
                    		 Nocturnal Curassow   (South America), Great Curassow (Central and South America), Crestless Curassow (South America), Northern Helmeted Curassow (South America)
                    • Superfamily Phasianoidea
                      Gallinuloididae Gallinuloides (55.8～48.6 Mya)
                      New world quail
                      32 spp
                      		 Bearded Tree Quail (Mexico), Mountain Quail   (North America), California Quail   (North America), Banded Quail (Mexico), Northern Bobwhite (North and Central America), Marbled Wood Quail (South America), Singing Quail (Central America), Montezuma Quail (North America), Tawny-faced Quail (Central America)
                      Guineafowls
                      6 spp
                      		 White-breasted Guineafowl (West Africa), Helmeted Guineafowl   (Africa), Crested Guineafowl   (Africa), Vulturine Guineafowl   (East Africa)
                      • Family Phasianidae (46 genus, 186 species)
                        unresolved Palaeortyx (28.4～23.03 Mya)
                        Turkey Wild Turkey   (North America)
                        Quail
                        15 spp
                        		 Japanese Quail (Asia), Snow Mountain Quail (Indonesia), Jungle Bush-quail (South Asia), Himalayan Quail (India)
                        Partridge
                        44 spp
                        		 Snow Partridge (South Asia), Chukar   (West Asia), Sand Partridge (West Asia), Daurian Partridge (Asia), Long-billed Partridge (Southeast Asia), Madagascar Partridge (Madagascar), Black Wood-partridge (Southeast Asia), Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Tanzania), Hill Partridge (Southeast Asia), Ferruginous Partridge (Southeast Asia), Crimson-headed Partridge (Southeast Asia), Crested Wood Partridge (Southeast Asia), Stone Partridge (Africa), Chinese Bamboo Partridge (East Asia)
                        Snowcock Tibetan Snowcock (Central Asia)
                        Francolin
                        41 spp
                        		 Black Francolin (Asia)
                        Spurfowl Red Spurfowl (India), Chestnut-Throated Partridge (China)
                        Pheasant
                        39 spp
                        		 Blood Pheasant (South Asia), Koklass Pheasant (South Asia), Silver Pheasant (Southeast Asia), Brown Eared Pheasant   (China), Cheer Pheasant   (South Asia), Copper Pheasant (Japan), Green Pheasant   (Japan), Golden Pheasant   (China), Grey Peacock Pheasant   (Southeast Asia), Crested Argus   (Southeast Asia), Great Argus Pheasant   (Southeast Asia)
                        Junglefowl Red Junglefowl   (Asia; Ancestor of chicken)
                        Tragopan Cabot's Tragopan   (China)
                        Monal Himalayan Monal   (South Asia)
                        Peafowl Indian Peafowl   (South Asia), Green Peafowl   (Southeast Asia), Congo Peafowl   (Congo DR)
                        Grouse
                        19 spp
                        		 Dusky Grouse (North America), Ptarmigan Ptarmigan (Eurasia), Black-billed Capercaillie (Central Asia), Ruffed Grouse (North America), Greater Sage-grouse   (North America), Greater Prairie Chicken   (North America)
                • Superorder Neoaves (83.5 Mya～)