Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39341
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Agriocharis, Alectoris, Archaeophasianus, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Filholornis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Margaroperdix, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeortyx, Parapavo, Pavo, Peliperdix, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Schaubortyx, Synoicus, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Meleagris altus, Meleagris celer, Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris richmondi, Meleagris tridens
Ecology: volant granivore