Phasianoidea

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Phasianoidea
Male common pheasant in Scotland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Superfamily: Phasianoidea
Vigors, 1825
Families

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Phasianoidea is a superfamily of birds of the order of the Galliformes.

Taxonomy

Description

The superfamily was described in 1825 by the Irish

Etymology

The name Phasianoidea is formed by the union of the elements of

scientific Latin Phasian- and -oidea. The first is the genitive root of the name of its type genus, Phasianus; and the second is the ending -oidea, neutral plural of -oideus, derived from ancient Greek
εἴδος eidos, 'aspect', 'appearance', 'form', with the union vowel -o-, used in the formation of numerous names of orders and superfamilies of animals. Literally: 'those who look like pheasants'.

Families

Male western capercaillie

The superfamily is subdivided into three families:[2]

Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825 – 225 species

  • Family
    Numididae
    Reichenbach, 1850 – 6 species
  • Family
    Odontophoridae
    Gould, 1844 – 34 species
  • Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 – 185 species

References

  1. ^ Vigors, N. A. (1825): "Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14 (3): 395–451. Read on line.
  2. ^ Phasianoidea en Stefan Hintsche (2013): System der Lebewesen (System of living beings).

Bibliography

  • del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. (1994): "New World Vultures to Guineafowl". In .

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