Galliformes

Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds, which includes turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. The name derives from "gallus," Latin for "cock" or "rooster". Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms. This group has about 290 species, one or more of which are found in essentially every part of the world's continents (except for the innermost deserts and perpetual ice). They are more rare on islands, and in contrast to the closely related waterfowl are essentially absent from oceanic islands—unless introduced there by humans. Several species have been domesticated during their long and extensive relationship with humans. They are important as seed dispersers and predators in the ecosystems they inhabit, and are often reared as game birds by humans for their meat and eggs and for recreational hunting. Many gallinaceous species are skilled runners and escape predators by running rather than flying. Males of most species are more colorful than the females. Males often have elaborate courtship behaviors that include strutting, fluffing of tail or head feathers, and vocal sounds. They are mainly non-migratory. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Aves
Attwater's prairie chicken	Australian brushturkey	Black grouse	California quail
Chicken	Common pheasant	Copper pheasant	Domestic guineafowl
Golden pheasant	Green pheasant	Grey partridge	Helmeted guineafowl
Horned guan	Indian peafowl	Junglefowl	Malleefowl
Mikado pheasant	†New Zealand quail	Rock ptarmigan	Turkey
Western capercaillie