Pheasants and Partridges
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals,pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they may vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. There are 156 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Pakistan.
- Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Chukar Alectoris chukar
- See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
- Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus
- Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha
- Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichi
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
