Gallini (bird)

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Gallini (bird)

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]

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

Bambusicola
Gallus
Peliperdix
Ortygornis
Francolinus
Campocolinus
Scleroptila

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Species

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Image Genus Living species
Bambusicola Gould, 1863
Gallus Brisson, 1760
Peliperdix Bonaparte, 1856
Ortygornis Reichenbach, 1852
Francolinus Stephens, 1819
Campocolinus Crowe et al, 2020
Scleroptila Blyth, 1852
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