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===Galliformes=== | ===Galliformes=== | ||
| + | Many birds of this species are well known for being game birds for hunting. Most species are polygymous or polygynous, which results in sexual dimorphism. Nests are generally built on the ground and many eggs are laid. The young are precocial. | ||
====Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)==== | ====Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)==== | ||
| − | Phasianidae is a family which includes terrestrial birds such as pheasants, grouse, and turkeys. Members of this family are generally plump with strong legs and short, broad wings. | + | Phasianidae is a family which includes terrestrial birds such as pheasants, grouse, and turkeys. Members of this family are generally plump with strong legs and short, broad wings. Generally males are larger than females. |
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| + | |{{bird|cname=Ring-necked Pheasant|image=Pheasant.jpg|species=Phasianus colchicus|hab=Fields|diet=Seeds, grass, insects|cons=lc}} | ||
| + | ||{{bird|cname=Ruffed Grouse|image=Ruffed_grouse.jpg|species=Bonasa umbellus|hab=Woodlands|diet=Fruits, trees, shrubs |cons=lc|voice=http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/species/audios/GROUSE__RUFFED.MP3 }} | ||
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| + | |{{bird|cname=Greater Prairie-Chicken|image=Greater_prairie_chicken.jpg|species=Tympanuchus cupido|hab=Tall grasslands, mixed grasslands, fields|diet=Fruits, seeds, insects|cons=lc|voice=http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/50136 }} | ||
| + | ||{{bird|cname=Wild Turkey|image=Wild_Turkey.jpg|species=Meleagris gallopavo|hab=Woodlands|diet=Fruits, seeds, insects|cons=vu}} | ||
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| + | ====New World Quail (Odontophoridae)==== | ||
| + | Odontophoridae is a family which includes Quail and Bobwhites. Through convergent evolution, New World Quail look similar to Old World Quail, however they are only distantly related. | ||
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| + | |{{bird|cname=Northern Bobwhite|image=Bobwhite.jpg|species=Colinus virginianus|hab=Grasslands|diet=Plants, seeds|cons=nt|voice=http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/105364}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, 6 September 2010
Galliformes
Many birds of this species are well known for being game birds for hunting. Most species are polygymous or polygynous, which results in sexual dimorphism. Nests are generally built on the ground and many eggs are laid. The young are precocial.
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)
Phasianidae is a family which includes terrestrial birds such as pheasants, grouse, and turkeys. Members of this family are generally plump with strong legs and short, broad wings. Generally males are larger than females.
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New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Odontophoridae is a family which includes Quail and Bobwhites. Through convergent evolution, New World Quail look similar to Old World Quail, however they are only distantly related.
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