Perdicinae is a polyphyletic former subfamily of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae , regrouping the partridges , Old World quails , and francolins . Although this subfamily was considered monophyletic and separated from the pheasants , tragopans , junglefowls , and peafowls (Phasianinae ) till the early 1990s, 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 . Due to this, the subfamily Perdicinae is no longer recognized by the International Ornithological Congress , with the species being split among 3 subfamilies.
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
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