Order
Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding subregions |
Nonbreeding subregions |
| - GALLIFORMES |
| Ahanta Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis ahantensis | AF | Senegambia to sw Nigeria |
| Altai Snowcock i | Phasianidae | Tetraogallus altaicus | EU | sw Siberia, w Mongolia |
| Arabian Partridge i | Phasianidae | Alectoris melanocephala | EU | s Arabian Peninsula |
| Bar-backed Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila brunneopectus | OR | Southeast Asia |
| Barbary Partridge i | Phasianidae | Alectoris barbara | AF | n |
| Black Francolin i | Phasianidae | Francolinus francolinus | EU, OR | Asia Minor to Bangladesh |
| Black Grouse i | Phasianidae | Lyrurus tetrix | EU | n |
| Black Partridge (VU) i | Phasianidae | Melanoperdix niger | OR | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Black-billed Capercaillie i | Phasianidae | Tetrao urogalloides | EU | ne |
| Black-fronted Spurfowl (EN) i U | Phasianidae | Pternistis atrifrons | AF | s Ethiopia |
| Blood Pheasant i U | Phasianidae | Ithaginis cruentus | OR | Himalayas |
| Blue Eared Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Crossoptilon auritum | EU | c China |
| Blue Quail i | Phasianidae | Excalfactoria adansonii | AF | widespread south of the Sahara |
| Blyth's Tragopan (VU) i | Phasianidae | Tragopan blythii | OR | Himalayas |
| Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (EN) i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron schleiermacheri | OR | Borneo |
| Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron chalcurum | OR | Sumatra |
| Brown Eared Pheasant (VU) i | Phasianidae | Crossoptilon mantchuricum | EU | ne China |
| Brown Quail i | Phasianidae | Coturnix ypsilophora | AU | widespread |
| Bulwer's Pheasant (VU) i | Phasianidae | Lophura bulweri | OR | Borneo |
| Cabot's Tragopan (VU) i U | Phasianidae | Tragopan caboti | OR | s China |
| Cape Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis capensis | AF | w, sw South Africa |
| Caspian Snowcock i | Phasianidae | Tetraogallus caspius | EU | sw |
| Caucasian Grouse (NT) i | Phasianidae | Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi | EU | Caucasus |
| Caucasian Snowcock i | Phasianidae | Tetraogallus caucasicus | EU | Caucasus |
| Cheer Pheasant (VU) i | Phasianidae | Catreus wallichii | OR | Himalayas |
| Chestnut-bellied Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila javanica | OR | Java |
| Chestnut-breasted Partridge (VU) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila mandellii | OR | ne India to se Tibet |
| Chestnut-headed Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila cambodiana | OR | Cambodia |
| Chestnut-naped Spurfowl i U | Phasianidae | Pternistis castaneicollis | AF | sw to ne Ethiopia and n Somalia |
| Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (VU) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila charltonii | OR | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Chinese Bamboo Partridge i | Phasianidae | Bambusicola thoracicus | OR | s China |
| Chinese Francolin i U | Phasianidae | Francolinus pintadeanus | OR | Southeast Asia |
| Chinese Grouse i | Phasianidae | Tetrastes sewerzowi | EU | c China |
| Chinese Monal (VU) i | Phasianidae | Lophophorus lhuysii | OR | c China |
| Chukar Partridge i | Phasianidae | Alectoris chukar | EU | s |
| Clapperton's Spurfowl i U | Phasianidae | Pternistis clappertoni | AF | c, ne |
| Common Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Phasianus colchicus | EU | c, e, also s China, Taiwan, n Vietnam |
| Common Quail i | Phasianidae | Coturnix coturnix | AF, IO, EU | Europe and c Asia |
| Congo Peafowl (VU) i | Phasianidae | Afropavo congensis | AF | DR Congo |
| Copper Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Syrmaticus soemmerringii | EU | Japan |
| Coqui Francolin i | Phasianidae | Peliperdix coqui | AF | widespread |
| Crested Argus (EN) i | Phasianidae | Rheinardia ocellata | OR | c Vietnam, e Laos, Malaysia |
| Crested Fireback (NT) i | Phasianidae | Lophura ignita | OR | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Crested Francolin i | Phasianidae | Dendroperdix sephaena | AF | e, se |
| Crested Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Rollulus rouloul | OR | Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Crestless Fireback (VU) i | Phasianidae | Lophura erythrophthalma | OR | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Crimson-headed Partridge i | Phasianidae | Haematortyx sanguiniceps | OR | Borneo |
| Daurian Partridge i | Phasianidae | Perdix dauurica | EU | c Asia |
| Djibouti Spurfowl (CR) i | Phasianidae | Pternistis ochropectus | AF | Djibouti |
| Double-spurred Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis bicalcaratus | AF | w,c |
| Dusky Grouse i | Phasianidae | Dendragapus obscurus | NA | s Yukon to c Colorado |
| Edwards's Pheasant (CR) i | Phasianidae | Lophura edwardsi | OR | c Vietnam |
| Elliot's Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Syrmaticus ellioti | OR | se China |
| Erckel's Spurfowl i U | Phasianidae | Pternistis erckelii | AF | ne Sudan, Eritrea to c Ethiopia |
| Ferruginous Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Caloperdix oculeus | OR | Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Finsch's Francolin i | Phasianidae | Scleroptila finschi | AF | Gabon to sw DR Congo and w Angola |
| Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron germaini | OR | Vietnam |
| Golden Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Chrysolophus pictus | OR | c, s China |
| Great Argus (NT) i | Phasianidae | Argusianus argus | OR | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Greater Prairie Chicken (VU) i | Phasianidae | Tympanuchus cupido | NA | sc Canada to Texas (sc USA) |
| Green Junglefowl i | Phasianidae | Gallus varius | OR | Java, Lesser Sundas |
| Green Peafowl (EN) i | Phasianidae | Pavo muticus | OR | Southeast Asia |
| Green Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Phasianus versicolor | OR | Japan |
| Green-legged Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila chloropus | OR | Southeast Asia |
| Grey Francolin i | Phasianidae | Francolinus pondicerianus | EU, OR | se Iran through India, Sri Lanka |
| Grey Junglefowl i | Phasianidae | Gallus sonneratii | OR | India |
| Grey Partridge i | Phasianidae | Perdix perdix | EU | w, wc |
| Grey Peacock-Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron bicalcaratum | OR | Sikkim to c Vietnam |
| Grey-breasted Partridge (VU) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila orientalis | OR | e Java |
| Grey-breasted Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis rufopictus | AF | nw Tanzania |
| Grey-striped Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis griseostriatus | AF | w Angola |
| Grey-winged Francolin i | Phasianidae | Scleroptila afra | AF | Lesotho and South Africa |
| Gunnison Grouse (EN) i | Phasianidae | Centrocercus minimus | NA | sw Colorado, e Utah |
| Hainan Partridge (VU) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila ardens | OR | Hainan |
| Hainan Peacock-Pheasant (EN) i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron katsumatae | OR | Hainan Is. |
| Handsome Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis nobilis | AF | e DR Congo, sw Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi |
| Harlequin Quail i | Phasianidae | Coturnix delegorguei | AF | widespread |
| Hartlaub's Spurfowl i U | Phasianidae | Pternistis hartlaubi | AF | sw Angola, c, n Namibia |
| Harwood's Spurfowl (NT) i U | Phasianidae | Pternistis harwoodi | AF | c Ethiopia |
| Hazel Grouse i U | Phasianidae | Tetrastes bonasia | EU | nw, nc, ne |
| Heuglin's Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis icterorhynchus | AF | s Chad and sw Sudan to n DR Congo and w Uganda |
| Hildebrandt's Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis hildebrandti | AF | e, se |
| Hill Partridge i U | Phasianidae | Arborophila torqueola | OR | w Himalayas to nw Vietnam |
| Himalayan Monal i | Phasianidae | Lophophorus impejanus | OR | Himalayas |
| Himalayan Quail (EX) i | Phasianidae | Ophrysia superciliosa † | OR | n India |
| Himalayan Snowcock i | Phasianidae | Tetraogallus himalayensis | EU | Himalayas |
| Hose's Partridge (VU) i | Phasianidae | Rhizothera dulitensis | OR | n Borneo |
| Indian Peafowl i | Phasianidae | Pavo cristatus | OR | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| Jackson's Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis jacksoni | AF | w, c Kenya |
| Japanese Quail (NT) i | Phasianidae | Coturnix japonica | EU | Mongolia and e Siberia, Japan and Korea |
| Jungle Bush Quail i | Phasianidae | Perdicula asiatica | OR | India, Sri Lanka |
| Kalij Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Lophura leucomelanos | OR | n Pakistan to w Thailand |
| King Quail i | Phasianidae | Excalfactoria chinensis | OR, AU | widespread |
| Koklass Pheasant i U | Phasianidae | Pucrasia macrolopha | OR | Himalayas to sc China |
| Lady Amherst's Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Chrysolophus amherstiae | OR | ne Myanmar, se Tibet, sw China |
| Latham's Francolin i | Phasianidae | Peliperdix lathami | AF | w, c |
| Lesser Prairie Chicken (VU) i U | Phasianidae | Tympanuchus pallidicinctus | NA | c USA |
| Long-billed Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Rhizothera longirostris | OR | Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo |
| Madagascan Partridge i | Phasianidae | Margaroperdix madagarensis | AF | Madagascar |
| Malayan Peacock-Pheasant (VU) i U | Phasianidae | Polyplectron malacense | OR | sw Thailand, w Malaysia |
| Malaysian Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila campbelli | OR | Malaysia |
| Manipur Bush Quail (EN) i | Phasianidae | Perdicula manipurensis | OR | ne India, Bangladesh |
| Mikado Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Syrmaticus mikado | OR | Taiwan |
| Moorland Francolin (NT) i U | Phasianidae | Scleroptila psilolaema | AF | e |
| Mount Cameroon Spurfowl (EN) i | Phasianidae | Pternistis camerunensis | AF | s Cameroon |
| Mountain Bamboo Partridge i | Phasianidae | Bambusicola fytchii | OR | ne India to Myanmar and sc China |
| Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (VU) i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron inopinatum | OR | Malay Peninsula |
| Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Syrmaticus humiae | OR | ne India to sw China (Yunnan), n Thailand |
| Natal Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis natalensis | AF | s Zambia and Zimbabwe to w Mozambique and ne South Africa |
| New Zealand Quail (EX) i | Phasianidae | Coturnix novaezelandiae † | AU | New Zealand |
| Ocellated Turkey (NT) i | Phasianidae | Meleagris ocellata | MA | se Mexico, Belize, Guatemala |
| Orange River Francolin i | Phasianidae | Scleroptila gutturalis | AF | ne, s |
| Orange-necked Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila davidi | OR | s Vietnam |
| Painted Bush Quail i | Phasianidae | Perdicula erythrorhyncha | OR | India |
| Painted Francolin i | Phasianidae | Francolinus pictus | OR | India, Sri Lanka |
| Painted Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Galloperdix lunulata | OR | India |
| Palawan Peacock-Pheasant (VU) i | Phasianidae | Polyplectron napoleonis | OR | Philippines |
| Philby's Partridge i | Phasianidae | Alectoris philbyi | EU | sw Arabian Peninsula |
| Przevalski's Partridge i | Phasianidae | Alectoris magna | EU | nc China |
| Rain Quail i | Phasianidae | Coturnix coromandelica | OR | Pakistan to Sri Lanka and Myanmar |
| Red Junglefowl i | Phasianidae | Gallus gallus | OR | India, Southeast Asia |
| Red Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Galloperdix spadicea | OR | India, Nepal |
| Red-billed Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila rubrirostris | OR | Sumatra |
| Red-billed Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis adspersus | AF | sw Angola, n Namibia and Botswana to sw Zambia, nw Zimbabwe and nc South Africa |
| Red-breasted Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila hyperythra | OR | Borneo |
| Red-legged Partridge i | Phasianidae | Alectoris rufa | EU | sw Europe |
| Red-necked Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis afer | AF | c, e, se |
| Red-winged Francolin i | Phasianidae | Scleroptila levaillantii | AF | ec, sc, s |
| Reeves's Pheasant (VU) i | Phasianidae | Syrmaticus reevesii | EU | n, c China |
| Ring-necked Francolin (NT) i | Phasianidae | Scleroptila streptophora | AF | Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania |
| Rock Bush Quail i | Phasianidae | Perdicula argoondah | OR | India |
| Rock Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Alectoris graeca | EU | s, se Europe |
| Rock Ptarmigan i | Phasianidae | Lagopus muta | NA, EU | n |
| Roll's Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila rolli | OR | nw Sumatra |
| Rubeho Forest Partridge i | Phasianidae | Xenoperdix obscuratus | AF | Rubeho highlands of s Tanzania |
| Ruffed Grouse i | Phasianidae | Bonasa umbellus | NA | Alaska, Canada, n USA |
| Rufous-throated Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila rufogularis | OR | n India to c Vietnam |
| Sage Grouse (NT) i | Phasianidae | Centrocercus urophasianus | NA | sc Canada to wc USA |
| Salvadori's Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Lophura inornata | OR | Sumatra |
| Sand Partridge i | Phasianidae | Ammoperdix heyi | EU, AF | Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, n Sudan |
| Satyr Tragopan (NT) i | Phasianidae | Tragopan satyra | OR | Himalayas |
| Scaly Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis squamatus | AF | se Nigeria to n, e DR Congo, Gabon and Congo Republic, e DR Congo to Uganda, s Kenya, Tanzania, n Malawi and c Ethiopia |
| Schlegel's Francolin i | Phasianidae | Peliperdix schlegelii | AF | Cameroon to Sudan |
| Sclater's Monal (VU) i | Phasianidae | Lophophorus sclateri | OR | e Himalayas |
| See-see Partridge i | Phasianidae | Ammoperdix griseogularis | EU | se Turkey to Pakistan |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse i | Phasianidae | Tympanuchus phasianellus | NA | nc, nw |
| Shelley's Francolin i | Phasianidae | Scleroptila shelleyi | AF | e, se |
| Siamese Fireback i | Phasianidae | Lophura diardi | OR | Southeast Asia |
| Siamese Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila diversa | OR | se Thailand |
| Siberian Grouse (NT) i | Phasianidae | Falcipennis falcipennis | EU | e Siberia, Sakhalin I. |
| Sichuan Partridge (EN) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila rufipectus | OR | sc China |
| Silver Pheasant i | Phasianidae | Lophura nycthemera | OR | Southeast Asia |
| Snow Mountain Quail (NT) i | Phasianidae | Anurophasis monorthonyx | AU | New Guinea |
| Snow Partridge i | Phasianidae | Lerwa lerwa | EU | Himalayas to c China |
| Sooty Grouse i | Phasianidae | Dendragapus fuliginosus | NA | se Alaska to s California |
| Spruce Grouse i | Phasianidae | Falcipennis canadensis | NA | Alaska, Canada, n USA |
| Sri Lanka Junglefowl i | Phasianidae | Gallus lafayettii | OR | Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Galloperdix bicalcarata | OR | Sri Lanka |
| Stubble Quail i | Phasianidae | Coturnix pectoralis | AU | se, sw Australia |
| Sumatran Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila sumatrana | OR | c Sumatra |
| Swainson's Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis swainsonii | AF | se Angola, n Namibia and Zambia to e Botswana, n South Africa, Zimbabwe and s Mozambique |
| Swamp Francolin (VU) i U | Phasianidae | Francolinus gularis | OR | n India and Nepal to Bangladesh |
| Swierstra's Spurfowl (EN) i | Phasianidae | Pternistis swierstrai | AF | w Angola |
| Swinhoe's Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Lophura swinhoii | OR | Taiwan |
| Szechenyi's Monal-Partridge i | Phasianidae | Tetraophasis szechenyii | EU | Himalayas |
| Taiwan Bamboo Partridge i | Phasianidae | Bambusicola sonorivox | OR | Taiwan |
| Taiwan Partridge i | Phasianidae | Arborophila crudigularis | OR | Taiwan |
| Temminck's Tragopan i | Phasianidae | Tragopan temminckii | OR | e Himalayas to sc China |
| Tibetan Eared Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Crossoptilon harmani | OR | Tibet |
| Tibetan Partridge i | Phasianidae | Perdix hodgsoniae | EU | c Asia |
| Tibetan Snowcock i | Phasianidae | Tetraogallus tibetanus | EU | Himalayas |
| Udzungwa Forest Partridge (EN) i | Phasianidae | Xenoperdix udzungwensis | AF | Udzungwa Mountains of s Tanzania |
| Verreaux's Monal-Partridge i | Phasianidae | Tetraophasis obscurus | EU | w China |
| Western Capercaillie i | Phasianidae | Tetrao urogallus | EU | nw, nc |
| Western Tragopan (VU) i | Phasianidae | Tragopan melanocephalus | OR | Himalayas |
| White Eared Pheasant (NT) i | Phasianidae | Crossoptilon crossoptilon | OR | wc, sc China, Tibet |
| White-cheeked Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila atrogularis | OR | ne India, Myanmar |
| White-necklaced Partridge (NT) i | Phasianidae | Arborophila gingica | OR | s China |
| White-tailed Ptarmigan i | Phasianidae | Lagopus leucura | NA | w, nw |
| White-throated Francolin i | Phasianidae | Peliperdix albogularis | AF | w, sc |
| Wild Turkey i | Phasianidae | Meleagris gallopavo | NA, MA | s Canada, USA, n Mexico |
| Willow Ptarmigan i | Phasianidae | Lagopus lagopus | NA, EU | n |
| Yellow-necked Spurfowl i | Phasianidae | Pternistis leucoscepus | AF | Eritrea and e South Sudan to Somalia, Kenya and ne Tanzania |
51% 93 species of 183 (2 extinct).
