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List of Galliformes

List of Galliformes is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Galliformes rather than just read about it. In short: The Galliformes are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution that, with the Anseriformes, belong to the branch Galloanserae. The group have more than 270 living species and includes the megapodes, chachalacas, guans, curassows, turkeys, grouse, New World quails, pheasants, partridges and guineafowl.

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Reference excerpt

The Galliformes are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution that, with the Anseriformes, belong to the branch Galloanserae. The group have more than 270 living species and includes the megapodes, chachalacas, guans, curassows, turkeys, grouse, New World quails, pheasants, partridges and guineafowl. They are, with Neoaves, the two main lineages of Neognathae. Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive and Paleofile.com websites.

Species

Family †Gallinuloididae Lucas 1900 Genus †Gallinuloides Eastman 1900 †Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman 1900 Genus †Paraortygoides Mayr 2000 †Paraortygoides messelensis Mayr 2000 †Paraortygoides radagasti Dyke & Gulas 2002

Family †Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Genus †Pirortyx Brodkorb 1964 †Pirortyx major (Gaillard 1939) Brodkorb 1964 Genus †Scopelortyx Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015 †Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015 Genus †Paraortyx Gaillard 1908 sensu Brodkorb 1964 †Paraortyx lorteti Gaillard 1908 †Paraortyx brancoi Gaillard 1908

Family †Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Genus †Taubacrex de Alvarenga 1988 †Taubacrex granivora de Alvarenga 1988 Genus †Ameripodius de Alvarenga 1995 †Ameripodius silvasantosi Alvarenga 1995 †Ameripodius alexis Mourer-Chauviré 2000 Genus †Quercymegapodius Mourer-Chauviré 1992 †Quercymegapodius depereti (Gaillard 1908) †Quercymegapodius brodkorbi Mourer-Chauviré 1992

Family †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré et Balouet 2005 Genus †Megavitiornis Worthy 2000 Noble megapode/deep-billed megapode, †Megavitiornis altirostris (Worthy 2000) Genus †Sylviornis Poplin 1980 New Caledonian giant megapode, †Sylviornis neocaledoniae Poplin 1980

Family Megapodiidae Lesson, 1831 Genus †Mwalau Worthy et al. 2015 †Mwalau walterlinii Worthy et al. 2015 Genus †Ngawupodius Boles & Ivison 1999 †Ngawupodius minya Boles & Ivison 1999 Tribe Alecturini Genus Aepypodius Oustalet 1880 Wattled brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) LC A. a. misoliensis Ripley 1957 A. a. arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) Waigeo brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet 1880) EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(ii) Genus Alectura Gray 1831 Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami Gray 1831 LC A. l. purpureicollis (Le Souef 1898) A. l. lathami Gray 1831 Genus Leipoa Gould 1840 Giant Malleefowl, †Leipoa gallinacea (de Vis 1888) LC Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata Gould 1840 VU A2bce+3ce+4bce Genus Talegalla Lesson 1828 Red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri Lesson 1828 LC T. c. cuvieri Lesson 1828 T. c. granti Roselaar 1994 Black-billed brushturkey, Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 LC T. f. fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 T. f. occidentis White 1938 T. f. aruensis Roselaar 1994 T. f. meyeri Roselaar 1994 Collared brushturkey, Talegalla jobiensis Meyer 1874 LC T. j. jobiensis Meyer 1874 T. j. longicaudus Meyer 1891 Tribe Megapodiini Genus Macrocephalon Müller 1846 Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo Müller 1846 EN A2bcde+3bcde+4bcde Genus Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant 1893 Moluccan megapode, Eulipoa wallacei (Gray 1861) Ogilvie-Grant 1893 VU A2cde+3cde+4cde Genus Megapodius Gaimard 1823 (scrubfowl, scrubhen, megapodes) Consumed scrubfowl, †M. alimentum Steatman 1989a †M. andamanensis Walter 1980 nomen dubium [oospecies] Burnaby's megapode, †M. burnabyi Gray 1861 nomen dubium [oospecies] Pile-builder Scrubfowl, †M. molistructor Balouet & Olson 1989 Stair's megapode, †M. stairi Raoul Island scrubfowl, †M. sp. 'Eua scrubfowl/small-fooed megapode, †M. sp. Lifuka scrubfowl, †M. sp. stout Tongan megapode, †M. sp. large Vanuatu megapode, †M. sp. large Solomon Islands, †M. sp. New Caledonia megapode, †M. sp. Loyalty megapode, †M. sp. New Ireland scrubfowl, large Bismarck's megapode, †M. sp. Viti Levu scrubfowl, lost megapode, †Megapodius amissus Worthy 2000 Sula megapode, Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel 1866 VU A2cde+3cde+4cde Philippine megapode, Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn 1853 LC M. c. cumingii Dillwyn 1853 M. c. dillwyni Tweeddale 1878 M. c. pusillus Tweeddale 1878 M. c. tabon Hachisuka 1931 M. c. gilbertii Gray 1862 M. c. sanghirensis Schlegel 1880 M. c. talautensis Roselaar 1994 New Guinea scrubfowl, Megapodius decollatus Oustalet 1878 LC Melanesian megapode, Megapodius eremita Hartlaub 1868 LC Dusky megapode, Megapodius freycinet Gaimard 1823 LC M. f. quoyii Gray 1862 M. f. freycinet Gaimard 182 M. f. oustaleti Roselaar 1994 Forsten's megapode, Megapodius forsteni Gray 1847 LC M. f. forsteni Gray 1847 M. f. buruensis Stresemann 1914 Biak scrubfowl Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer 1874 VU C2a(ii) Micronesian megapode, Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823 EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) M. l. laperouse Gaimard 1823 M. l. senex Hartlaub 1868 Vanuatu megapode, Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879 VU C2a(i) Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth 1846 VU C2a(i);D1 M. n. nicobariensis Blyth 1846 M. n. abbotti Oberholser 1919 Tongan megapode, Megapodius pritchardii Gray 1864 EN B1ab(v)+2ab(v) Orange-footed scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Dumont 1823 LC M. r. reinwardt Dumont 1823 M. r. macgillivrayi Gray 1862 M. r. tumulus Gould 1842 M. r. yorki Mathews 1929 M. r. castanonotus Mayr 1938 Tanimbar megapode Megapodius tenimberensis Sclater 1883 NT

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of Galliformes ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of Galliformes

In research: List of Galliformes appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of Galliformes in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of Galliformes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Galliformes, Lists of birds, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of Galliformes outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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