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Partridges, pheasants, grouse and allies | Phasianidae

Fazantachtigen | Faisanes y perdices

Native species 3 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Coturnix 1 species

  • Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)

    Stubble Quail

    Coturnix pectoralis
    • Cropland and orchard
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Mitchell grass downs
    • Chenopod shrubland

Synoicus 2 species

  • King Quail (Synoicus chinensis)

    King Quail

    Synoicus chinensis
    • Freshwater marsh and reedbed
    • Peat bog, pakihi and sedgeland
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
  • Brown Quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus)

    Brown Quail

    Synoicus ypsilophorus
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Freshwater marsh and reedbed
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Manuka and matagouri scrub

Introduced species 5 species

Alectoris 1 species

  • Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)

    Chukar Partridge

    Alectoris chukar
    • New Zealand tall tussock grassland
    • Rock, cliff and scree
    • Manuka and matagouri scrub

Gallus 1 species

  • Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

    Red Junglefowl

    Gallus gallus
    • Gardens and parks
    • Town and city
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Tropical rainforest

Meleagris 1 species

  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

    Wild Turkey

    Meleagris gallopavo
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Manuka and matagouri scrub
    • Cropland and orchard
    • Forestry plantation

Pavo 1 species

  • Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

    Indian Peafowl

    Pavo cristatus
    • Gardens and parks
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Forestry plantation
    • Town and city

Phasianus 1 species

  • Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

    Common Pheasant

    Phasianus colchicus
    • Cropland and orchard
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Forestry plantation
    • Manuka and matagouri scrub

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2026-10-21