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Galliformes (order)


Identification code: 300310287



Alternative term/s

  • chickenlike birds

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Scope note:

Order containing around 290 species in five families including pheasants, megapodes, guinea fowl, curassows, and guans, characterized by being terrestrial or arboreal with strong scratching feet, short rounded wings, and feathers with long aftershafts.

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