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Galliformes
Temminck, 1820
- fowl
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Reptilia
............................................Eureptilia
..............................................Romeriida
................................................Diapsida
..................................................Eosuchia
....................................................Neodiapsida
......................................................Sauria
........................................................Archosauromorpha
..........................................................Archosauria
............................................................Avesuchia
..............................................................Avemetatarsalia
................................................................Ornithodira
..................................................................Dinosauromorpha
....................................................................Dinosauriformes
......................................................................Dinosauria
........................................................................Saurischia
..........................................................................Eusaurischia
............................................................................Theropoda
..............................................................................Tetanurae
................................................................................Avetheropoda
..................................................................................Coelurosauria
....................................................................................Tyrannoraptora
......................................................................................Maniraptoriformes
........................................................................................Maniraptora
..........................................................................................Paraves
............................................................................................Avialae
..............................................................................................Class Aves - birds
................................................................................................Pygostylia
..................................................................................................Ornithothoraces
....................................................................................................Ornithuromorpha
......................................................................................................Ornithurae
........................................................................................................Carinatae
..........................................................................................................Subclass Neornithes
............................................................................................................Cohort Neognathae
..............................................................................................................Subcohort Galloanserae
................................................................................................................Superorder Galloanserimorphae
..................................................................................................................Order Anseriformes - waterfowl and screamers
..................................................................................................................Order †Diatrymiformes
..................................................................................................................Order †Dromornithiformes
..................................................................................................................Order Galliformes - fowl
....................................................................................................................Suborder Craci
....................................................................................................................Suborder Phasiani
....................................................................................................................»Family Cracidae - chachalacas, curassows, guans
....................................................................................................................»Family Megapodiidae - megapodes
....................................................................................................................»Family Meleagrididae - turkeys
....................................................................................................................»Family Opisthocomidae - hoatzins
....................................................................................................................»Family Phasianidae - turkeys, grouse, pheasants and partridges
....................................................................................................................»Family Tetraonidae
....................................................................................................................(Family Megapodidae)
....................................................................................................................(Family Meleagridae)
....................................................................................................................(Parvorder Odontophorida)
....................................................................................................................(Parvorder Phasianida)
....................................................................................................................(Suborder Galli)
....................................................................................................................(Suborder Opisthocomi)
....................................................................................................................(phasianoids)
....................................................................................................................»(Family Numididae) - guineafowl
Geography
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Africa
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Arctic Region
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Asia
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Native
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Atlantic Ocean
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Native
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Caribbean
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Native
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Central America
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Native
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Europe
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Native
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Madagascar
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Native
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North America
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Native
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South America
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Native
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012