Phasianinae

Phasianinae
	Mongolian ringneck-type common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) cock
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae; Horsfield, 1821
Type species
	Phasianus colchicus; Linnaeus, 1758
Genera
	Afropavo; Argusianus; Catreus; Chrysolophus; Crossoptilon; Gallus; Ithaginis; Lophophorus; Lophura; Pavo; Phasianus; Polyplectron; Pucrasia; Rheinardia; Syrmaticus; Tragopan;

The Phasianinae (Horsfield, 1821) are a subfamily of the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of landfowl, the order Galliformes. The subfamily includes pheasants, tragopans, junglefowl, peafowl, and similar birds.[1] Although this subfamily was considered monophyletic and separated from the partridges, francolins, and Old World quails (Perdicinae) till the early 1990s,[1][2] molecular phylogenies have shown that the two Phasianidae subfamilies actually constitute only one lineage. For example, some partridges (genus Perdix) are more closely affiliated to pheasants, whereas Old World quails and partridges from the genus Alectoris are closer to junglefowls.[3][4]

Phasianinae are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have longer tails. Males play no part in rearing the young. They typically eat seeds and some insects.

Species in taxonomic order

This list is ordered to show presumed relationships between species.

Image	Genus	Living species
	Ithaginis	Blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus
	Tragopan	Western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus Satyr tragopan, Tragopan satyra Blyth's tragopan, Tragopan blythii Temminck's tragopan, Tragopan temminckii Cabot's tragopan, Tragopan caboti
	Pucrasia	Koklass pheasant, Pucrasia macrolopha
	Lophophorus, monals	Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus Sclater's monal, Lophophorus sclateri Chinese monal, Lophophorus lhuysii
	Gallus, junglefowl and chickens	Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus Domestic chicken, G. g. domesticus Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii Sri Lanka junglefowl, Gallus lafayetii Green junglefowl, Gallus varius
	Lophura, gallopheasants	Kalij pheasant, (L. leucomelanos) White-crested kalij pheasant, (L. l. hamiltoni) Nepal kalij pheasant, (L. l. leucomelanos) Black-backed kalij pheasant, (L. l. melanota) Black kalij pheasant, (L. l. moffitti) Black-breasted kalij pheasant, (L. l. lathami) William's kalij pheasant, (L. l. williamsi) Oates' kalij pheasant, (L. l. oatesi) Crawfurd's kalij pheasant, (L. l. crawfurdi) Lineated kalij pheasant, (L. l. lineata) Silver pheasant, (L. nycthemera) (L. n. lewisi) (L. n. annamensis) (L. n. engelbachi) (L. n. beli) (L. n. berliozi) (L. n. rufripes) (L. n. ripponi) (L. n. occidentalis) (L. n. beaulieui) (L. n. fokiensis) (L. n. whiteheadi) (L. n. omeiensis) Imperial pheasant, Lophura imperialis Edward's pheasant, Lophura edwardsi Vietnamese pheasant, Lophura edwardsi var. formerly Lophura hatinhensis Swinhoe's pheasant, Lophura swinhoii Hoogerwerf's pheasant, Lophura hoogerwerfi Salvadori's pheasant, Lophura inornata Crestless fireback, Lophura erythrophthalma Malayan crestless fireback, (L. e. erythrophthalma) Bornean crestless fireback, (L. e. pyronota) Crested fireback, Lophura ignita Lesser Bornean crested fireback, (L. i. ignita) Greater Bornean crested fireback, (L. i. nobilis) Vieilott's crested fireback, (L. i. rufa) Delacour's crested fireback, (L. i. macartneyi) Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi Bulwer's pheasant, Lophura bulweri
	Crossoptilon, eared pheasants	White eared pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon Tibetan eared pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani Brown eared pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum Blue eared pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum
	Catreus	Cheer pheasant, Catreus wallichii
	Syrmaticus, long-tailed pheasants	Reeve's pheasant, Syrmaticus reevesi Elliot's pheasant, Syrmaticus ellioti Mrs. Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae Mikado pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado Copper pheasant, Syrmaticus soemmerringi
	Phasianus, typical pheasants	Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Caucasus pheasants, Phasianus colchicus colchicus group White-winged pheasants, Phasianus colchicus chrysomelas/principalis group Prince of Wales pheasant, Phasianus colchicus principalis Mongolian ring-necked pheasants or white-winged ring-necked pheasants, Phasianus colchicus mongolicus group Tarim pheasants, Phasianus colchicus tarimensis group Chinese ring-necked pheasants, Phasianus colchicus torquatus group Taiwan pheasant, Phasianus colchicus formosanus
	Chrysolophus, ruffed pheasants	Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
	Polyplectron, peacock-pheasants	Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron chalcurum Mountain peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron inopinatum Germain's peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron germaini Grey peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum Hainan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron katsumatae Malayan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron malacense Bornean peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron schleiermacheri Palawan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron emphanum
	Rheinardia	Vietnamese crested argus, Rheinardia ocellata Malaysian crested argus, Rheinardia nigrescens
	Argusianus	Great argus, Argusianus argus
	Pavo Peacock	Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Green peafowl, Pavo muticus
	Afropavo	Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis

References

Johnsgard, P. A. (1986). The Pheasants of the World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Johnsgard, P. A. (1988). The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Kimball, R. T.; Braun, E. L.; Zwartjes, P. W.; Crowe, T. M.; Ligon, J. D. (1999). "A molecular phylogeny of the pheasants and partridges suggests that these lineages are not monophyletic". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11 (1): 38–54. doi:10.1006/mpev.1998.0562. PMID 10082609.
Kimball, Rebecca T.; Braun, Edward L. (2014). "Does more sequence data improve estimates of galliform phylogeny? Analyses of a rapid radiation using a complete data matrix". PeerJ. 2: e361. doi:10.7717/peerj.361. PMC 4006227. PMID 24795852.

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[Johnsgard1986-1] Johnsgard, P. A. (1986). The Pheasants of the World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

[Johnsgard1988-2] Johnsgard, P. A. (1988). The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

[Kimball1999-3] Kimball, R. T.; Braun, E. L.; Zwartjes, P. W.; Crowe, T. M.; Ligon, J. D. (1999). "A molecular phylogeny of the pheasants and partridges suggests that these lineages are not monophyletic". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11 (1): 38–54. doi:10.1006/mpev.1998.0562. PMID 10082609.

[Kimball2014-4] Kimball, Rebecca T.; Braun, Edward L. (2014). "Does more sequence data improve estimates of galliform phylogeny? Analyses of a rapid radiation using a complete data matrix". PeerJ. 2: e361. doi:10.7717/peerj.361. PMC 4006227. PMID 24795852.