Gallini (bird)

Short description: Tribe of birds

Gallini

Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Galliformes
Family:  | Phasianidae
Subfamily:  | Phasianinae
Tribe:  | Gallini
Brehm, 1831
Genera

Bambusicola
Gallus
Peliperdix
Ortygornis
Francolinus
Campocolinus
Scleroptila

Gallini is a tribe of bird in the subfamily Phasianinae. It includes the bamboo partridges, francolins and junglefowl (including the chicken). Members of this tribe are found in both Asia and tropical Africa. This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and has been accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.[1][2][3][4]

## Species

Image  | Genus  | Living species

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| Bambusicola |

* Mountain bamboo partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
* Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus
* Taiwan bamboo partridge, Bambusicola sonorivox

| Gallus |

* Green junglefowl, Gallus varius
* Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
* Domestic chicken, G. g. domesticus
* Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii
* Sri Lanka junglefowl, Gallus lafayetii

| Peliperdix |

* Latham's francolin, Peliperdix lathami

| Ortygornis |

* Crested francolin, Ortygornis sephaena
* Grey francolin, Ortygornis pondicerianus
* Swamp francolin, Ortygornis gularis

| Francolinus |

* Chinese francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus
* Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus
* Painted francolin, Francolinus pictus

| Campocolinus |

* Coqui francolin, Campocolinus coqui
* White-throated francolin, Campocolinus albogularis
* Schlegel's francolin, Campocolinus schlegelii

| Scleroptila |

* Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophora
* Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii
* Finsch's francolin, Scleroptila finschi
* Moorland francolin, Scleroptila psilolaema
* Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila afra
* Orange River francolin, Scleroptila gutturalis
* Shelley's francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi
* Whyte’s francolin, Scleroptila whytei
* Elgon francolin, Scleroptila elgonensis

## References

1. ↑ Kimball, R.T.; Hosner, P.A.; Braun, E.L. (2021). "A phylogenomic supermatrix of Galliformes (Landfowl) reveals biased branch lengths". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 158: 107091. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107091. PMID 33545275.
2. ↑ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/taxonomy/.
3. ↑ "Galliformes" (in de-DE). http://www.bird-phylogeny.de/superorders/galloanseres/galliformes/.
4. ↑ "H&M4 Checklist family by family - The Trust for Avian Systematics". https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=11.

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