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Landfowl

Land birds are one of the six ecological groups of birds. Land birds refer to birds of the order Galliformes and Doves in the order Birds. There are 52 species of birds of these two orders recorded in Yunnan. These birds primarily live on land and are therefore called land birds. Grouse, pheasants, peacocks, etc. all fall into this category. Most of the terrestrial birds are resident birds, and a small number are migratory birds.

Odontophorus dialeucos

Odontophorus dialeucos

Odontophorus dialeucos,Tacarcuna wood quail

Odontophorus dialeucos and Tacarcuna wood quail are active at dawn or dusk. ···

Odontophorus columbianus

Odontophorus columbianus

Odontophorus columbianus,Venezuelan

Odontophorus columbianus, Venezuelan quins, are active at dawn or dusk and l···

Odontophorus capueira

Odontophorus capueira

Odontophorus capueira,Spot-winged Wood-quail

Known as Odontophorus capueira or Spot-winged Wood-quail, they are active at···

Odontophorus balliviani

Odontophorus balliviani

Odontophorus balliviani,Stripe-faced Wood-quail

Odontophorus balliviani, or Stripe-faced Wood-quail, is active at dawn or du···

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Tacarcuna Wood-quail,Odontophorus dialeucos,Black-fronted Wood-quail,Black-fronted Wood Quail

Odontophorus atrifrons is a timid species and therefore one of the most diff···

Long-tailed Wood-partridge

Long-tailed Wood-partridge

Long-tailed Wood-partridge,Long-tailed Wood Partridge,Dendrortyx macroura

Dendrortyx macroura, Long-tailed wood-partridge, Long-tailed Wood Partridge,···

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Its scientific name is Dendrortyx leucophrys, but its specific habits are un···

Dendrortyx barbatus

Dendrortyx barbatus

Dendrortyx barbatus,Bearded Wood-partridge

The Bearded quail (Dendrortyx barbatus) is bearded Wood-partridge and has no···

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Dactylortyx thoracicus,Singing Quail

Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) has 17 subspecies.Quails live in smal···

Cyrtonyx sallei

Cyrtonyx sallei

Cyrtonyx sallei,Spot-breasted Quail

Cyrtonyx sallei: Formerly a subspecies of the Montejo quail, it became a sep···

Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail,Cyrtonyx ocellatus

Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus), no subspecies.Quails are herbivorous b···

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Cyrtonyx montezumae,Montezuma Quail

Colored Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) has five subspecies.Painted quails feed ···

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite,Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite Partridge (Colinus virginianus) is a small partridge with ···

Colinus leucopogon

Colinus leucopogon

Colinus leucopogon,Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Spot-bellied Bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon) has six subspecies.Male quail bir···

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

The name Colinus nigrogularis is unknown.International Union for Conservatio···

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus,Crested Bobwhite

Colinus cristatus, Crested Bobwhite, is an insect eater. In spring and summe···

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata,Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata is called Scaled Quail and has four subspecies.The quail···

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail,Callipepla gambelii

Callipepla gambelii belongs to the family Callipepla, there are 7 subspecies···

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii,Elegant Quail

The Quail's scientific name is Callipepla douglasii and its foreign name···

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica,California Quail

Callipepla californica (California Quail) has eight subspecies.The quails fe···

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus,Sharp-tailed Grouse

The Sharp-tailed prairie Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) is known as sharp···