Risultati di ricerca
I Phasianinae sono una sottofamiglia dei fagiani, uccelli dell'ordine Galliformes. La sottofamiglia comprende vari fagiani, tragopani, galli cedroni, tacchini e uccelli simili. Sebbene questa sottofamiglia fosse considerata monofiletica e separata dalle pernici, dai francolini e dalle quaglie del Vecchio Mondo fino all'inizio degli ...
The Phasianidae are a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. The family is a large one and includes 185 species divided into 54 genera.
Pheasants (/ ˈ f ɛ z ə n t / FEH-zənt) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera native range is restricted to Eurasia.
The Phasianinae (Horsfield, 1821) are a subfamily of the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of landfowl, the order Galliformes. The subfamily includes true pheasants, tragopans, grouse, turkey and similar birds.
References. External links. Phasianus. The "typical" pheasant genus Phasianus in the family Phasianidae consists of two species. The genus name is Latin for pheasant. Taxonomy. The genus Phasianus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. [1] . The genus name is Latin for "pheasant".
The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". The species name colchicus is Latin for "of Colchis" (modern day Georgia), a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans.
