page_title: List of birds of the United States
section_title: Pheasants, grouse, and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of the United States / Pheasants, grouse, and allies
context_page_description: This list of birds of the United States is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species confirmed in the United States as of July, 2019. It includes species from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.
  The birds of the continental United States most closely resemble those of Eurasia, which was connected to the continent as part of the supercontinent Laurasia until around 60 million years ago. Many groups occur throughout the Northern Hemisphere and worldwide. However some groups unique to the New World have also arisen; those represented in this list are the hummingbirds, the New World vultures, the New World quail, the tyrant flycatchers, the vireos, the mimids, the New World warblers, the tanagers, the cardinals, and the icterids.
  Several common birds in the United States, such as the house sparrow, the rock pigeon, the European starling, and the mute swan are introduced species, meaning that they are not native to this continent but were brought here by humans. Introduced species are marked on this list as (I). In addition, many non-native species which have individual escapees or small feral populations in North America are not on this list.
context_section_description: Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae
  Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans.
  Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo LC
  Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus LC
  Spruce grouse, Falcipennis canadensis LC
  Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus LC
  Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta LC
  White-tailed ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura LC
  Greater sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus NT
  Gunnison sage-grouse, Centrocercus minimus (EM)  EN
  Dusky grouse, Dendragapus obscurus LC
  Sooty grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus LC
  Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus LC
  Greater prairie-chicken, Tympanuchus cupido (EM) (Ex from former range in Canada) VU
  Lesser prairie-chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (EM)  VU
  Gray partridge, Perdix perdix (I) LC
  Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (I) LC
  Kalij pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos (I) LC
  Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus (I) LC
  Gray francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus (I) LC
  Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus (I) LC
  Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus (I) (All U.S. territories — AS, GU, MP, PR, VI, UM) LC
  Himalayan snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis (I)  LC
  Chukar, Alectoris chukar (I) LC
  Erckel's francolin, Pternistis erckelii (I) LC
  Blue-breasted quail, Synoicus chinensis (Guam) (I) LC
  Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica (I) NT
caption: Wild turkey
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