Tropicoperdix
| Tropicoperdix | |
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| Green-legged partridge (T. chloropus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Pavonini |
| Genus: | Tropicoperdix Blyth, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Tropicoperdix charltonii | |
| Species | |
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Tropicoperdix is a genus of two species of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. Although formerly classified in the now-defunct subfamily Perdicinae, phylogenetic evidence supports them being the only living genus of the subtribe Tropicoperdicina and the most basal members of the tribe Pavonini, which also contains the much larger and more brightly colored peafowl and arguses.[1][2] Members of the genus can also be referred to as African forest partridges.
Species[]
- Chestnut-necklaced partridge, Tropicoperdix charltonii
- Green-legged partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus
References[]
- ^ "Galliformes". bird-phylogeny (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "A phylogenomic supermatrix of Galliformes (Landfowl) reveals biased branch lengths". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 158: 107091. 2021-05-01. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107091. ISSN 1055-7903.
- International Ornithological Congress (July 25, 2020). "IOC World Bird List". Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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