Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mlikovsky 2002, Wang et al. 2013 and Weesie 1982
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Pavo archiaci Pavo cristatus Pavo moldavicus Pavo muticus
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ukraine (1)
• Miocene of Greece (4), Moldova (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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