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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) - Scientific classification, life cycle, and natural history of this species. Includes a photo.
Tragopan Pheasantry - Aviculture and conservation of Galliformes, particularly of the exotic pheasants and related gamebirds. Includes species accounts of the world's pheasants.
American Pheasant and Waterfowl Society - Contains photos of Galliformes and Waterfowl plus facts about the benefits of membership in the society.
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) - Species account describes this bird's life cycle, natural history, and conservation status. Includes photos.
World Pheasant Association - Promotes conservation of the Galliformes and their habitats.
Game Bird and Waterfowl Pages - Biology and aviculture of Galliformes and Anseriformes. Includes fact sheets on every species of pheasant; many photos.
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) - Identification tips, life history, range maps, and a taxonomy chart for this species.
Cracid Facts - Cracids are a New World family of birds which includes curassows, guans and chachalacas. Taxon list, with status of each species, and information on their range and husbandry.
Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) - Offers photos and facts about this bird's range and habitat.
Chaco Chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) - Photos and brief description of this species.

Galliformes - Galliformes is an order of birds containing the turkeys, grouse, chickens, quails, and pheasants. About 256 species are found worldwide.
Himalayan Snowcock - The Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
Tibetan Snowcock - The Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. This species is found in the Western Himalayas.
Asian Blue Quail - The Asian Blue Quail, Coturnix chinensis also known as Chinese Painted Quail, King Quail or Blue-breasted Quail is in the same family as the pheasants Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
Snow Partridge - The Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is a large spurred partridge found in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and China.