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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.

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus,Lesser Prairie-chicken

The Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has no subspecies.Th···

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido,Greater Prairie-chicken

The Prairie grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), also known as Greater Prairie-chick···

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse,Centrocercus urophasianus

The Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), also known as Greater Sage-grou···

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus,Gunnison Grouse

The Lesser sage Grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is Gunnison Grouse, no subspec···

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse,Bonasa umbellus

The Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) has 15 subspecies.Shawl hazel chicken is···

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, the Caucasian black lyric chicken, is active in the mo···

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus,White-tailed Ptarmigan

The White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) has five subspecies.The winter···

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis,Spruce Grouse

The Fir-tree chicken (Dendragapus canadensis), also known as Spruce Grouse, ···

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus,Dusky Grouse

The blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), also known as Dusky Grouse, is a rel···

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus,Sooty Grouse

The Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosu) is a relatively large grouse with ···

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri,Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis wagleri, Rufous bellied Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berri···

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca

The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, an···

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris,Buff-browed Chachalaca

Ortalis superciliaris, or Buff-browed Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fru···

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata,Scaled Chachalaca

Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata), no subspecies.Like other pheasants of ···

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda,Rufous-vented Chachalaca

The juvenile Crested pheasant (Ortalis ruficauda) is Rufous-vented Chachalac···

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala,West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala, also known as West Mexican Chachalaca, eats banana fru···

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot,White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis motmot, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, ···

Ortalis leucogastra

Ortalis leucogastra

Ortalis leucogastra,White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fru···

Ortalis guttata

Ortalis guttata

Ortalis guttata,Speckled Chachalaca

The pheasant Ortalis guttata, or Speckled Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana···

Ortalis garrula

Ortalis garrula

Ortalis garrula,Cheatnut-winged Chachalaca

Ortalis garrula (scientific name Ortalis garrula) and Cheatnut-winged Chacha···

Ortalis erythroptera

Ortalis erythroptera

Ortalis erythroptera,Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Brown crested pheasant (Ortalis erythroptera) Rufous-headed Chachalaca, no s···