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Phasianoidea
	Male common pheasant in Scotland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Superfamily:	Phasianoidea; Vigors, 1825
Families
	See the text

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Phasianoidea is a superfamily of birds of the order of the Galliformes.

Taxonomy

Description

The superfamily was described in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors.^[1]

Etymology

The name Phasianoidea is formed by the union of the elements of scientific Latin Phasian- and -oidea. The first is the genitive root of the name of its type genus, Phasianus; and the second is the ending -oidea, neutral plural of -oideus, derived from ancient Greek εἴδος eidos, 'aspect', 'appearance', 'form', with the union vowel -o-, used in the formation of numerous names of orders and superfamilies of animals. Literally: 'those who look like pheasants'.

Families

The superfamily is subdivided into three families:^[2]

Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825 – 225 species

Family Numididae Reichenbach, 1850 – 6 species
Family Odontophoridae Gould, 1844 – 34 species
Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 – 185 species

References

^ Vigors, N. A. (1825): "Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14 (3): 395–451. Read on line.
^ Phasianoidea en Stefan Hintsche (2013): System der Lebewesen (System of living beings).

Bibliography

del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. (1994): "New World Vultures to Guineafowl". In Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-8733-415-6.

External links

Phasianoidea in ADW.

[1] Vigors, N. A. (1825): "Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14 (3): 395–451. Read on line.

[2] Phasianoidea en Stefan Hintsche (2013): System der Lebewesen (System of living beings).

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+{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
 {{short description|Superfamily of birds}}
+{{Automatic taxobox
-{{Taxobox
-| name = ''Phasianoidea''
 | image = Common Pheasant RWD2.jpg
+| image_caption = Male [[common pheasant]] in Scotland
-| image_width = 250px
+| taxon = Phasianoidea
-| image_caption = Male of [[Common Pheasant]] in [[Scotland]]
+| authority = [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]], 1825
-| regnum = [[Animalia]]
+| subdivision_ranks = Families
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| subdivision = See the text
-| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
-| classis = [[Aves]]
-| subclassis = [[Neornithes]]
-| infraclassis = [[Neognathae]]
-| superordo = [[Galloanserae]]
-| ordo = [[Galliformes]]
-| superfamilia = '''Phasianoidea'''
-| superfamilia_authority = [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]], 1825
-| subdivision_ranks = [[Families]]
-| subdivision = <center>''See the text''
 }}
-'''Phasianoidea''' is a [[Family (biology)|superfamily]] of [[birds]] of the [[Order (biology)|order]] of the [[Galliformes]].
+'''Phasianoidea''' is a [[Family (biology)|superfamily]] of birds of the [[Order (biology)|order]] of the [[Galliformes]].
 == Taxonomy ==
 === Description ===
-The superfamily was described in [[1825]] by the [[Ireland|Irish]] [[zoologist]] [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors]].<ref>Vigors, N. A. (1825): "Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds". ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London'' '''14''' (3): 395-451. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/752773#page/420/mode/1up Read on line].</ref>
+The superfamily was described in 1825 by the Irish [[zoologist]] [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors]].<ref>Vigors, N. A. (1825): "Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds". ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London'' '''14''' (3): 395–451. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/752773#page/420/mode/1up Read on line].</ref>
 === Etymology ===
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 === Families ===
+[[File:Capercaillie (8751340764).jpg|thumb|Male [[western capercaillie]]]]
 The superfamily is subdivided into three families:<ref>[http://www.sthco.de/Phylogenetik/Galliformes.htm Phasianoidea] en Stefan Hintsche (2013): System der Lebewesen (System of living beings).</ref>
-'''Superfamily ''Phasianoidea''''' <small>Vigors, 1825</small> - 225 species
+'''Superfamily ''Phasianoidea''''' <small>Vigors, 1825</small> – 225 species
-* Family ''[[Numididae]]'' <small>Reichenbach, 1850</small> - 6 species
+* Family ''[[Numididae]]'' <small>Reichenbach, 1850</small> – 6 species
-* Family ''[[Odontophoridae]]'' <small>Gould, 1844</small> - 34 species
+* Family ''[[Odontophoridae]]'' <small>Gould, 1844</small> – 34 species
-* Family ''[[Phasianidae]]'' <small>Vigors, 1825</small> - 185 species
+* Family ''[[Phasianidae]]'' <small>Vigors, 1825</small> – 185 species
 == References ==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 === Bibliography ===
 * del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. (1994): "New World Vultures to Guineafowl".  In ''[[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]''. Volume 2. Barcelona: [[Lynx Edicions]]. {{ISBN|84-8733-415-6}}.
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 == External links ==
 * [https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phasianoidea/pictures/ Phasianoidea] in [[Animal Diversity Web|ADW]].
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q22933805}}
 [[Category:Galliformes]]
+[[Category:Bird superfamilies]]