Galliformes

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order of birds taxon

Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds that includes quails, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and chickens.

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize typically large clutches of eggs ⓘ
commonName gamefowl ⓘ
landfowl ⓘ
conservationStatus includes species of conservation concern ⓘ
containsFamily Cracidae ⓘ
Megapodiidae ⓘ
Numididae ⓘ
Odontophoridae ⓘ
Phasianidae ⓘ
developmentType precocial young ⓘ
diet granivorous ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
domestication includes several domesticated species ⓘ
economicImportance important game birds for hunting ⓘ
major source of eggs for humans ⓘ
major source of meat for humans ⓘ
eggCharacteristic large eggs relative to body size ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Latin ⓘ
flightAbility poor fliers ⓘ
geographicDistribution worldwide except polar regions and some oceanic islands ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
terrestrial habitats ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
includes chickens ⓘ
cracids ⓘ
grouse ⓘ
guineafowl ⓘ
megapodes ⓘ
partridges ⓘ
pheasants ⓘ
quails ⓘ
turkeys ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion strong runners ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom Latin word "gallus" meaning "cock" or "rooster" ⓘ
nestingBehavior ground nests ⓘ
notableDomesticatedSpecies chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) ⓘ
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy International Ornithologists' Union ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
scientificStudyField ornithology ⓘ
sexualDimorphism often pronounced, especially in plumage and size ⓘ
socialBehavior often live in flocks ⓘ
subdivisionRank family ⓘ
superorder Galloanserae ⓘ
typicalBodyType heavy-bodied ⓘ
typicalFeedingBehavior ground-feeding ⓘ
vocalization loud calls and crowing in many species ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White-bellied bobwhite → order → Galliformes ⓘ
subject surface form: chicken
helmeted guineafowl → order → Galliformes ⓘ