Fowl

Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes). It happens that birds in these groups are good to eat, and often hunted by gun. So the word 'fowl' may be used for a game bird. The group is mostly of birds we hunt or farm, and which we eat. Studies of anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are close evolutionary relatives. Together, they form the fowl clade, the Galloanserae.^[3] This clade is also supported by morphological and DNA sequence data,^[4] as well as retrotransposon data.^[5]

Fowl Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – Holocene, 67.6–0 Ma[1][2] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Australian brushturkey #1
Australian brushturkey #2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Neognathae
Clade:	Pangalloanserae
Superorder:	Galloanserae Sclater, 1880
Subgroups
Odontoanserae Pangalliformes

The name fowl is Germanic, and means simply "bird". It has several cognates in other Germanic languages, such as German Vogel and Swedish fågel.