#phasianidae

[herpsandbirds]

Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul), L - female, R - male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Sabah, Borneo

photograph by Partha Ghosh

[michaelnordeman]

Willow Ptarmigan a.k.a. Willow Grouse/dalripa. Fulufjället national park in Dalarna, Sweden (6 June 2021).

[herpsandbirds]

Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) male displaying, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA

photograph by Dallas Harrell

[spinus-tristis]

accidentally scared these turkeys when i sneezed …

[herpsandbirds]

Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), males, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Yunnan, China

ENDANGERED.

photograph by Wild Safari Saga

[iridescent-wildlife]

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Family Phasianidae, order Galliformes.

Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. April 2026.

[herpsandbirds]

Swinhoe’s Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, endemic to the lower foothills of the central mountain range in Taiwan

photograph by Ayuwat Nature Photography

[herpsandbirds]

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri), male, displaying on the lek, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, found on the Gulf Coastal Prairie of Texas, USA

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

Now found in 2 locations in the coastal area of TX, this subspecies was once found in grasslands all along the coasts of TX and LA.

A subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken.

photographs: Lynn McBride & Claire Everett