Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Synonym: Excalfactoria Bonaparte 1856
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Synoicus chinensis Synoicus ypsilophorus
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of East Timor (2 collections), Japan (1), Papua New Guinea (2)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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