The Galliformes are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution that, with the Anseriformes, belong to the branch Galloanserae. The group have more than 270 living species and includes the megapodes, chachalacas, guans, curassows, turkeys, grouse, New World quails, pheasants, partridges and guineafowl. They are, with Neoaves, the two main lineages of Neognathae. Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive and Paleofile.com websites.
Species Family †Gallinuloididae Lucas 1900 Genus †Gallinuloides Eastman 1900 †Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman 1900 Genus †Paraortygoides Mayr 2000 †Paraortygoides messelensis Mayr 2000 †Paraortygoides radagasti Dyke & Gulas 2002
Family †Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Genus †Pirortyx Brodkorb 1964 †Pirortyx major (Gaillard 1939) Brodkorb 1964 Genus †Scopelortyx Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015 †Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015 Genus †Paraortyx Gaillard 1908 sensu Brodkorb 1964 †Paraortyx lorteti Gaillard 1908 †Paraortyx brancoi Gaillard 1908
Family †Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Genus †Taubacrex de Alvarenga 1988 †Taubacrex granivora de Alvarenga 1988 Genus †Ameripodius de Alvarenga 1995 †Ameripodius silvasantosi Alvarenga 1995 †Ameripodius alexis Mourer-Chauviré 2000 Genus †Quercymegapodius Mourer-Chauviré 1992 †Quercymegapodius depereti (Gaillard 1908) †Quercymegapodius brodkorbi Mourer-Chauviré 1992
Family †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré et Balouet 2005 Genus †Megavitiornis Worthy 2000 Noble megapode/deep-billed megapode, †Megavitiornis altirostris (Worthy 2000) Genus †Sylviornis Poplin 1980 New Caledonian giant megapode, †Sylviornis neocaledoniae Poplin 1980
Family Megapodiidae Lesson, 1831 Genus †Mwalau Worthy et al. 2015 †Mwalau walterlinii Worthy et al. 2015 Genus †Ngawupodius Boles & Ivison 1999 †Ngawupodius minya Boles & Ivison 1999 Tribe Alecturini Genus Aepypodius Oustalet 1880 Wattled brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) A. a. misoliensis Ripley 1957 A. a. arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) Waigeo brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet 1880) B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(ii) Genus Alectura Gray 1831 Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami Gray 1831 A. l. purpureicollis (Le Souef 1898) A. l. lathami Gray 1831 Genus Leipoa Gould 1840 Giant Malleefowl, †Leipoa gallinacea (de Vis 1888) Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata Gould 1840 A2bce+3ce+4bce Genus Talegalla Lesson 1828 Red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri Lesson 1828 T. c. cuvieri Lesson 1828 T. c. granti Roselaar 1994 Black-billed brushturkey, Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 T. f. fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 T. f. occidentis White 1938 T. f. aruensis Roselaar 1994 T. f. meyeri Roselaar 1994 Collared brushturkey, Talegalla jobiensis Meyer 1874 T. j. jobiensis Meyer 1874 T. j. longicaudus Meyer 1891 Tribe Megapodiini Genus Macrocephalon Müller 1846 Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo Müller 1846 A2bcde+3bcde+4bcde Genus Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant 1893 Moluccan megapode, Eulipoa wallacei (Gray 1861) Ogilvie-Grant 1893 A2cde+3cde+4cde Genus Megapodius Gaimard 1823 (scrubfowl, scrubhen, megapodes) Consumed scrubfowl, †M. alimentum Steatman 1989a †M. andamanensis Walter 1980 nomen dubium [oospecies] Burnaby's megapode, †M. burnabyi Gray 1861 nomen dubium [oospecies] Pile-builder Scrubfowl, †M. molistructor Balouet & Olson 1989 Stair's megapode, †M. stairi Raoul Island scrubfowl, †M. sp. 'Eua scrubfowl/small-fooed megapode, †M. sp. Lifuka scrubfowl, †M. sp. stout Tongan megapode, †M. sp. large Vanuatu megapode, †M. sp. large Solomon Islands, †M. sp. New Caledonia megapode, †M. sp. Loyalty megapode, †M. sp. New Ireland scrubfowl, large Bismarck's megapode, †M. sp. Viti Levu scrubfowl, lost megapode, †Megapodius amissus Worthy 2000 Sula megapode, Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel 1866 A2cde+3cde+4cde Philippine megapode, Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn 1853 M. c. cumingii Dillwyn 1853 M. c. dillwyni Tweeddale 1878 M. c. pusillus Tweeddale 1878 M. c. tabon Hachisuka 1931 M. c. gilbertii Gray 1862 M. c. sanghirensis Schlegel 1880 M. c. talautensis Roselaar 1994 New Guinea scrubfowl, Megapodius decollatus Oustalet 1878 Melanesian megapode, Megapodius eremita Hartlaub 1868 Dusky megapode, Megapodius freycinet Gaimard 1823 M. f. quoyii Gray 1862 M. f. freycinet Gaimard 182 M. f. oustaleti Roselaar 1994 Forsten's megapode, Megapodius forsteni Gray 1847 M. f. forsteni Gray 1847 M. f. buruensis Stresemann 1914 Biak scrubfowl Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer 1874 C2a(ii) Micronesian megapode, Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823 B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) M. l. laperouse Gaimard 1823 M. l. senex Hartlaub 1868 Vanuatu megapode, Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879 C2a(i) Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth 1846 C2a(i);D1 M. n. nicobariensis Blyth 1846 M. n. abbotti Oberholser 1919 Tongan megapode, Megapodius pritchardii Gray 1864 B1ab(v)+2ab(v) Orange-footed scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Dumont 1823 M. r. reinwardt Dumont 1823 M. r. macgillivrayi Gray 1862 M. r. tumulus Gould 1842 M. r. yorki Mathews 1929 M. r. castanonotus Mayr 1938 Tanimbar megapode Megapodius tenimberensis Sclater 1883
Family Cracidae Rafinesque, 1815 Genus †Archaealectrornis Crowe & Short 1992 †Archaealectrornis sibleyi Crowe & Short 1992 Genus †Boreortalis Brodkorb 1954 †Boreortalis laesslei Brodkorb 1954 Genus †Palaeonossax Wetmore 1956 †Palaeonossax senectus Wetmore 1956 Subfamily Penelopinae (guans) Genus Aburria Reichenbach 1853 Subgenus (Aburria) Wattled guan, Aburria aburri (Lesson 1828) Subgenus (Pipile) Bonaparte 1856 (piping guans) Black-fronted piping guan, Aburria jacutinga (von Spix 1825) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd Red-throated piping guan, Aburria cujubi (Pelzeln 1858) A. c. cujubi (Pelzeln 1858) A. c. nattereri Reichenbach 1861 Trinidad piping guan, Aburria pipile (Jacquin 1784) C2a(i,ii) Blue-throated piping guan, Aburria cumanensis (Jacquin 1784) A. c. cumanensis (Jacquin 1784) A. c. grayi (Pelzeln 1870) Genus Chamaepetes Wagler 1832 Black guan, Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin 1867 Sickle-winged guan, Chamaepetes goudotii (Lesson 1828) C. g. sanctaemarthae Chapman 1912 C. g. fagani Chubb 1917 C. g. tschudii Taczanowski 1886 C. g. rufiventris (Tschudi 1843) C. g. goudotii (Lesson 1828) Genus Penelope Merrem 1786 (15 species) Penelope argyrotis (Bonaparte 1856) (Band-tailed Guan) P. a. albicauda Phelps & Gilliard 1940 P. a. argyrotis (Bonaparte 1856) P. a. colombiana Todd 1912 (Santa Marta guan) Penelope barbata Chapman 1921 (Bearded Guan) B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) Penelope ortoni Salvin 1874 (Baudo Guan) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd Penelope montagnii (Bonaparte 1856) (Andean Guan) P. m. montagnii (Bonaparte 1856) P. m. atrogularis Hellmayr & Conover 1932 P. m. brooki Chubb 1917 P. m. plumosa von Berlepsch & Stolzmann 1902 P. m. sclateri Gray 1860 Penelope marail (Müller 1776) (Marail Guan) P. m. jacupeba von Spix 1825 P. m. marail (Müller 1776) Penelope superciliaris Temminck 1815 (Rusty-margined Guan) P. s. superciliaris Temminck 1815 P. s. jacupemba von Spix 1825 P. s. major Bertoni 1901 Penelope dabbenei Hellmayr & Conover 1942 (Red-faced/Dabbene's Guan) Penelope purpurascens Wagler 1830 (Crested Guan) P. p. purpurascens Wagler 1830 P. p. aequatorialis Salvadori & Festa 1900 P. p. brunnescens Hellmayr & Conover 1932 Penelope perspicax Bangs 1911 (Cauca Guan) B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) Penelope albipennis Taczanowski 1878 (White-winged Guan) C2a(i) Penelope jacquacu von Spix 1825 (Spix's Guan) P. j. granti von Berlepsch 1908 P. j. orienticola Todd 1932 P. j. jacquacu (Spix's/crested Guan) P. j. speciosa Todd 1915 Penelope obscura Temminck 1815 (Dusky-legged Guan) P. o. obscura Temminck 1815 P. o. bronzina Hellmayr 1914 P. o. bridgesi Gray 1860 Penelope pileata Wagler 1830 (White-crested Guan) A3c Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln 1870 (Chestnut-bellied Guan) B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v);C2a(i);D1 Penelope jacucaca von Spix 1825 (White-browed Guan) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd Genus Penelopina Reichenbach 1861 Highland guan, Penelopina nigra (Fraser 1852) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd Subfamily Cracinae Tribe Ortalidini Donegan 2012 Genus Ortalis Merrem 1786 (chachalacas, 12 species) †Ortalis affinis Feduccia & Wilson 1967 †Ortalis phengites Wetmore 1923 †Ortalis pollicaris Miller 1944 †Ortalis tantala Wetmore 1933 Ortalis vetula (Wagler 1830) (Plain chachalaca) O. v. mccalli Baird 1858 O. v. vetula (Wagler 1830) O. v. pallidiventris Ridgway 1887 O. v. deschauenseei Bond 1936 Ortalis cinereiceps Gray 1867 (Grey-headed chachalaca) Ortalis garrula (von Humboldt 1805) (Chestnut-winged chachalaca) Ortalis ruficauda Jardine 1847 (Rufous-vented Chachalaca) O. r. ruficrissa Sclater & Salvin 1870 O. r. ruficauda Jardine 1847 Ortalis erythroptera Sclater & Salvin 1870 (Rufous-headed chachalaca) B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) Ortalis wagleri Gray 1867 (Rufous-bellied chachalaca) Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler 1830) (West Mexican Chachalaca) Ortalis canicollis (Wagler 1830) (Chaco chachalaca) O. c. canicollis (Wagler 1830) O. c. pantanalensis Cherrie & Reichenberger 1921 Ortalis leucogastra (Gould 1843) (White-bellied chachalaca) Ortalis guttata (von Spix 1825) (Speckled chachalaca) O. g. subaffinis Todd 1932 O. g. guttata (von Spix 1825) Ortalis columbiana Hellmayr 1906 (Colombian chachalaca) Ortalis araucuan (von Spix 1825) (East Brazilian chachalaca) Ortalis squamata Lesson 1829 (Scaled chachalaca) Ortalis motmot (Linnaeus 1766) (Little/variable/Guiana chachalaca) Ortalis ruficeps (Wagler 1830) (Chestnut-headed chachalaca) Ortalis superciliaris Gray 1867 (Buff-browed chachalaca) Tribe Oreophasini Bonaparte 1853 Genus Oreophasis Gray 1844 Horned guan, Oreophasis derbianus Gray 1844 C2a(i) Tribe Cracini Rafinesque 1815 (curassows) Genus Crax Linnaeus 1758 (7 species) Crax rubra Linnaeus 1758 (Great curassow) A2cd+3 cd+4 cd C. r. rubra Linnaeus 1758 C. r. griscomi Nelson 1926 Crax alberti Fraser 1852 (Prince Albert's/Blue-billed/knobbed curassow) A3bcd Crax daubentoni Gray 1867 (Yellow-knobbed curassow) Crax globulosa von Spix 1825 (Globulose/Wattled/Yarrell's curassow) A2d+3d+4d;C2a(i) Crax blumenbachii von Spix 1825 (Red-billed curassow) B1ab(i,ii,iii,v);C2a(i);D Crax alector Linnaeus 1766 (Black curassow) A3c C. a. alector Linnaeus 1766 C. a. erythrognatha Sclater & Salvin 1877 Crax fasciolata von Spix 1825 (Bare-faced curassow) A4c C. f. pinima Pelzeln 1870 D C. f. grayi Ogilvie-Grant 1893 C. f. fasciolata von Spix 1825 Genus Mitu Lesson 1831 (razor-billed curassows) Crestless curassow, Mitu tomentosum (von Spix 1825) Salvin's curassow, Mitu salvini Reinhardt 1879 Razor-billed curassow, Mitu tuberosum (von Spix 1825) Alagoas curassow, Mitu mitu (Linnaeus 1766) Genus Nothocrax Burmeister 1856 Nocturnal curassow, Nothocrax urumutum (von Spix 1825) Genus Pauxi Temminck 1813 (helmeted curassows) Horned curassow, Pauxi unicornis Bond & Meyer de Schauensee 1939 A2bcd+3 cd+4bcd Sira curassow, Pauxi koepckeae Weske & Terborgh 1971 C2a(i,ii) Helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi (Linnaeus 1766) C2a(i) P. p. gilliardi Wetmore & Phelps 1943 P. p. pauxi (Linnaeus 1766)
Family Numididae de Selys Longchamps, 1842 Genus Guttera Wagler 1832 Plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera (Cassin 1857) G. p. plumifera (Cassin 1857) G. p. schubotzi Reichenow 1912 Crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani (Hartlaub 1861) G. p. pucherani (Hartlaub 1861) G. p. verreauxi (Elliot 1870) G. p. sclateri Reichenow 1898 G. p. barbata Ghigi 1905 G. p. edouardi (Hartlaub 1867) Genus Numida Linnaeus 1764 Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris (Linnaeus 1758) †N. m. sabyi Hartert 1919 N. m. galeatus Pallas 1767 N. m. meleagris (Linnaeus 1758) N. m. somaliensis Neumann 1899 N. m. reichenowi Ogilvie-Grant 1894 N. m. mitratus (Pallas 1764) N. m. marungensis Schalow 1884