Phasianidae - Pheasants, Turkeys, Grouse

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Peafowl
Peacocks and peahens are male and female peafowl. Baby peafowl are peachicks A peacock's long tail is not really a tail. It is actually the tail coverts. The coverts are the feathers that cover the tail.
Source: San Diego Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Aceh Pheasant - Lophura hoogerwerfi
The Aceh pheasant is found in north Sumatra, Indonesia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ahanta Francolin - Francolinus ahantensis
The Ahanta francolin is found in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Arabian Partridge - Alectoris melanocephala
The Arabian partridge is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Bar-backed Partridge - Arborophila brunneopectus
The bar-backed partridge is also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Barbary Partridge - Alectoris barbara
The Barbary partridge is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gibraltar, Italy, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Black Francolin - Francolinus francolinus
The black francolin is native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. It has also been introduced to other regions, including Guam, Hawaii, Florida, and Louisiana.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Black Grouse - Tetrao tetrix
The black grouse is found in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Black Grouse - Tetrao tetrix
The black grouse is bluish-black with white wing bars and a lyre shaped tail.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Black Partridge - Melanoperdix niger
The black partridge is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Blood Pheasant - Ithaginis cruentus
The blood pheasant is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Blue-eared-pheasant - Crossoptilon auritum
The blue-eared pheasant is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Blue-breasted Quail - Coturnix chinensis
The blue-breasted quail is found from southeastern Asia to Oceania.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Blue-breasted Quail - Coturnix chinensis
When it is threatened, the blue-breasted quail crouches down and utters a high-pitched, rapid peeping call.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Blyth's Tragopan - Tragopan blythii
Blyth's tragopan is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Blyth's Tragopan - Tragopan blythii
Blyth's tragopan is the largest of all tragopans.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Blyth's Tragopan - Tragopan blythii
The male Blyth's tragopan has a yellow face, a gray belly, and a chestnut head, neck and breast.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Bornean Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron schleiermacheri
The Bornean peacock-pheasant is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron chalcurum
The bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant is found in Indonesia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Brown Eared-pheasant - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
The brown-eared pheasant is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Brown-eared-pheasant - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
The brown-eared pheasant breeds in mountain broad-leaved and mixed coniferous forests.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Brown-eared-pheasant - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
The brown-eared pheasant has two long, drooping middle tail feathers that look like ostrich feathers.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Brown-eared-pheasant - Crossoptilon mantchuricum
The brown-eared pheasant population is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Brown Quail - Coturnix ypsilophora
The brown quail is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Brown Quail - Coturnix ypsilophora
The brown quail is found in areas with lots of cover.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Cabot's Tragopan - Tragopan caboti
Cabot's tragopan is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Cabot's Tragopan - Tragopan caboti
The male Cabot's tragopan has a black head and neck, an orange face, a creamy breast and belly, and a reddish-brown upper body covered with creamy spots.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Cabot's Tragopan - Tragopan caboti
Cabot's tragopan is threatened because its natural mixed forest habitat is being turned into conifer plantations.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Cape Francolin - Francolinus capensis
The Cape francolin is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Caucasian Grouse - Tetrao mlokosiewiczi
The Caucasian grouse is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Caucasian Grouse - Tetrao mlokosiewiczi
The Caucasian grouse is threatened by road construction, hunting, grazing and wood cutting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Cheer Pheasant - Catreus wallichi
The cheer pheasant is found in the southern foothills of the western Himalayas in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Cheer Pheasant - Catreus wallichi
The cheer pheasant uses it powerful bill to dig roots, tubers, bulbs, buried seeds, grubs, beetles, and snails out of the ground.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Cheer Pheasant - Catreus wallichi
The cheer pheasant population is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Chestnut-breasted Partridge - Arborophila mandellii
The chestnut-breasted partridge is found in the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan, India, and China.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chestnut-headed Partridge - Arborophila cambodiana
The chestnut-headed partridge is found in Cambodia and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chestnut-headed Partridge - Arborophila cambodiana
The chestnut-headed partridge scratches in the leaf litter for ants, termites, and other invertebrates.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Chestnut-headed Partridge - Arborophila cambodiana
The chestnut-headed partridge usually gathers in groups of 5-6 individuals.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Chestnut-naped Francolin - Francolinus castaneicollis
The chestnut-naped francolin is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge - Arborophila charltonii
The chestnut-necklaced partridge is found in lowland forests in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge - Arborophila charltonii
The chestnut-necklaced partridge has a chestnut collar and ear-patch.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Chestnut-throated Partridge - Tetraophasis obscurus
The Chestnut-throated Partridge is also known as Verreaux's Monal-partridge. It is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chinese Francolin - Francolinus pintadeanus
The Chinese francolin is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chinese Grouse - Bonasa sewerzowi
The Chinese grouse is sometimes called the Severtsov's grouse. It is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chinese Grouse - Bonasa sewerzowi
The Chinese grouse population is threatened by habitat loss and egg collecting and hunting.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Chinese Monal - Lophophorus lhuysii
The Chinese monal is found in southwest China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chinese Monal - Lophophorus lhuysii
The male Chinese monal has a green head with a purplish, bushy crest, a coppery-gold neck, and a purplish-green back and tail.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Chinese Monal - Lophophorus lhuysii
The male Chinese monal population is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Chukar - Alectoris chukar
The chukar native to the Europe, the Middle East and Asia from eastern Greece and southeastern Bulgaria through Asia Minor east to Manchuria China. It has been introduced to North America and New Zealand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chukar - Alectoris chukar
In the United States, the chukar is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Source: Cornell Ornithology Lab Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Chukar - Alectoris chukar
The chukar has black and white striped wings and a black blindfold-like mask over its eyes.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Chukar - Alectoris chukar
Chukars are monogamous. Once a male has selected a mate, he will protect her from other males.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Clapperton's Francolin - Francolinus clappertoni
Clapperton's francolin is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Common Quail - Coturnix coturnix
The common quail is breeds across Europe and Asia and winters in India, China, southeast Asia, and Africa
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Common Quail - Coturnix coturnix
The common quail is breeds across Europe and Asia and winters in India, China, southeast Asia, and Africa
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Congo Peafowl - Afropavo congensis
The Congo peafowl is found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Congo Peafowl - Afropavo congensis
The Congo peafowl is the size of a domestic chicken.
Source: Los Angeles Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Congo Peafowl - Afropavo congensis
The Congo peafowl is the only true pheasant native to Africa
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Copper Pheasant - Syrmaticus soemmerringii
The copper pheasant is found in Japan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Copper Pheasant - Syrmaticus soemmerringii
The male copper pheasant is coppery-red with a long tail and red wattles around his eyes.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Coqui Francolin - Francolinus coqui
The coqui francolin is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, , Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crested Argus - Rheinardia ocellata
The crested argus is found in Laos, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crested Argus - Rheinardia ocellata
The crested argus has the largest tail feathers in the world.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crested Argus - Rheinardia ocellata
The crested argus is found in evergreen forests.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crested Fireback - Lophura ignita
The crested fireback is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crested Fireback - Lophura ignita
Crested fireback have bright blue facial wattles.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crested Francolin - Francolinus sephaena
The crested francolin is found in Angola, Botswana, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crested Partridge - Rollulus rouloul
The crested partridge is also know as the roul roul and the crested wood partridge. It is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crested Partridge - Rollulus rouloul
The male crested partridge is black with a maroon crest.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crested Partridge - Rollulus rouloul
Male and female crested partridges dig tunnel-like nests beneath the leaves on the rainforest floor.
Source: Brookfield Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crested Partridge - Rollulus rouloul
The crested partridge lives on the forest floor in groups of as many as 40 birds, but most groups have around 15 birds.
Source: Bristol Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crested Partridge - Rollulus rouloul
The crested partridge uses its feet to probe for insects, seeds and fruits on the forest floor.
Source: Lincoln Park Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crestless Fireback - Lophura erythrophthalma
The crestless fireback is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Crestless Fireback - Lophura erythrophthalma
The male crestless fireback is purplish-black with silvery gray specks on its upperparts and sides. It has a with a red rump and caramel-colored tail.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Crestless Fireback - Lophura erythrophthalma
The crestless fireback is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Daurian Partridge - Perdix dauurica
The Daurian partridge is found in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Djibouti Francolin - Francolinus ochropectus
The Djibouti francolin is found in Djibouti.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Double-spurred Francolin - Francolinus bicalcaratus
The double-spurred francolin is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Dusky Grouse - Dendragapus obscurus
The dusky grouse was once known as the blue grouse. It is found in across the western United States and Canada.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Dusky Grouse - Dendragapus obscurus
The dusky grouse was once thought to be a subspecies of the blue grouse, but DNA analysis established that it was its own species.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Edwards's Pheasant - Lophura edwardsi
Edwards's pheasant is found in central Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Edwards's Pheasant - Lophura edwardsi
Until its rediscovery in 1996, Edwards’s pheasant was thought to be extinct in the wild
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Edwards's Pheasant - Lophura edwardsi
Edwards’s pheasant is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Elliot's Pheasant - Syrmaticus ellioti
Elliot's pheasant is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Elliot's Pheasant - Syrmaticus ellioti
The male Elliot's pheasant has a long reddish-brown and white barred tail.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Elliot's Pheasant - Syrmaticus ellioti
Elliot's pheasant vocalizes with clucks, chuckles, and a shrill squeal.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Erckel's Francolin - Francolinus erckelii
Erckel's francolin is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ferruginous Partridge - Caloperdix oculeus
The ferruginous partridge is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Germain's Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron germaini
Germain's peacock-pheasant is found in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Germain's Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron germaini
The male Germain's peacock-pheasant's tail has tail with large, round, violet-blue and green ocelli or eyespots.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Germain's Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron germaini
Germain's peacock-pheasant is found in a variety of forest types.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Golden Pheasant - Chrysolophus pictus
The golden pheasant is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Golden Pheasant - Chrysolophus pictus
The male golden pheasant has a bright yellow crest and rump, a cinnamon-red body, a long tail, and a black and orange ruff.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Great Argus - Argusianus argus
The great argus is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Great Argus - Argusianus argus
The great argus has one of the loudest calls of all birds.
Source: Lincoln Childrens Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Great Argus - Argusianus argus
The great argus male has very long wing and tail feathers marked with a pattern of eye-spots that he uses in courtship displays.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Greater Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus cupido
The greater prairie-chicken is found in the midwestern United States.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Greater Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus cupido
The male greater prairie-chicken is known for its mating dance.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Greater Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus cupido
During the mating season, males make a loud “booming” noise that can be heard half a mile away.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Greater Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus cupido
The greater prairie chicken is threatened by habitat loss and loss of genetic variation.
Source: Nature Conservancy Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Greater Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus cupido
The male greater prairie chicken has orange air sacs and eyebrows that it inflates during courtship.
Source: Missouri Department of Conservation Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Greater Sage-grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus
The greater sage grouse is found in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada and in Washington, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Greater Sage-grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus
The greater sage grouse is found in areas with sagebrush.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Greater Sage-grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus
The greater sage grouse is the largest species of North American grouse.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Greater Sage-grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus
Male greater sage grouse perform courtship displays on dancing grounds known as leks.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Green Junglefowl - Gallus varius
The green junglefowl is found in Indonesia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Green Peafowl - Pavo muticus
The green peafowl is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam .
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Green Peafowl - Pavo muticus
The male green peafowl has a long tail with eyespots that he fans out to attract a mate.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Green Peafowl - Pavo muticus
The male green peafowl is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gray Francolin - Francolinus pondicerianus
The gray francolin is found in India, Iran, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkmenistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gray Francolin - Francolinus pondicerianus
The gray francolin is found in cultivated lands, plains and scrub forests.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Gray Junglefowl - Gallus sonneratii
The gray junglefowl is found in India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gray Partridge - Perdix perdix
The gray partridge is native to most temperate regions Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other regions around the world.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gray Partridge - Perdix perdix
In North America, the gray partridge is found in flat agricultural land along the length of the Canada-United States border.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Gray Partridge - Perdix perdix
The gray partridge is a small pear-shaped gray bird with a small head, an orange face and throat, a green bill, and grey legs.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Gray-breasted Spurfowl - Francolinus rufopictus
The gray-breasted spurfowl is found in Tanzania.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gray-striped Francolin - Francolinus griseostriatus
The gray-striped francolin is found in Angola.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gray-winged Francolin - Francolinus africanus
The gray-winged francolin is found in Lesotho and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gunnison Sage-grouse - Centrocercus minimus
The Gunnison sage-grouse is threatened by habitat fragmentation.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Gunnison Sage-grouse - Centrocercus minimus
The Gunnison sage-grouse is only found in Colorado.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Hainan Partridge - Arborophila ardens
The Hainan partridge is found on Hainan Island, off the south coast of China.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Hainan Partridge - Arborophila ardens
The Hainan partridge is is gray and brown with a bright orange neck, a black head and a white ear spot.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Handsome Francolin - Francolinus nobilis
The handsome francolin is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Harlequin Quail - Coturnix delegorguei
The harlequin quail is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Harlequin Quail - Coturnix delegorguei
The harlequin quail is found in open grasslands.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Hartlaub's Francolin - Francolinus hartlaubi
Hartlaub's francolin is found in Angola and Namibia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Harwood's Francolin - Francolinus harwoodi
Harwood's francolin is found in Ethiopia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Harwood's Francolin - Francolinus harwoodi
Harwood's francolin has dark, heavily streaked plumage, black and buff underparts, red, bare skin around its eyes, and a red bill.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Harwood's Francolin - Francolinus harwoodi
Harwood's francolin is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Hazel Grouse - Bonasa bonasia
The hazel grouse is found from northern Scandinavia eastwards through northern and eastern Asia, and Europe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Hazel Grouse - Bonasa bonasia
The hazel grouse is found in mixed coniferous-deciduous woodlands.
Source: World Association of Zoos Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Heuglin's Francolin - Francolinus icterorhynchus
Heuglin's francolin is found in Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Hildebrandt's Francolin - Francolinus hildebrandti
Hildebrandt's francolin is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Hill Partridge - Arborophila torqueola
The hill partridge is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Himalayan Monal - Lophophorus impejanus
The Himalayan monal is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Himalayan Monal - Lophophorus impejanus
The male Himalayan monal has iridescent rainbow-like plumage.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Himalayan Quail - Ophrysia superciliosa
The Himalayan quail is found in India in the western Himalayas.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Himalayan Quail - Ophrysia superciliosa
The Himalayan quail hasn't been recorded since 1876 and is possibly extinct.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Himalayan Snowcock - Tetraogallus himalayensis
The Himalayan snowcock is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Himalayan Snowcock - Tetraogallus himalayensis
The Himalayan snowcock is found in alpine pastures and on rocky cliffs.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Hume's Pheasant - Syrmaticus humiae
Hume's pheasant is found in China, India, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Hume's Pheasant - Syrmaticus humiae
Hume's pheasant is found in coniferous and mixed coniferous-broadleaf forests steep rocky hillsides steep rocky hillsides.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Hume's Pheasant - Syrmaticus humiae
Hume's pheasant is threatened by trapping and habitat loss.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
The Indian peafowl is also known as the peacock. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
The male Indian peafowl's train is 60% of its total body length.
Source: National Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
The Indian peafowl can fly short distances, but it will usually run away when threatened.
Source: Potter Park Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
The Indian peafowl is the national bird of India.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
The Indian peafowl is found in deciduous, open forest habitats.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
A group of peafowl is called a muster or an ostentation.
Source: Enchanted Learning Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary School Teacher Section: No

Jackson's Francolin - Francolinus jacksoni
Jackson's francolin is found in Kenya and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Japanese Quail - Coturnix japonica
The Japanese quail breeds in Mongolia, Russia, China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. It winters in China, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Japanese Quail - Coturnix japonica
The Japanese quail is found in grassy fields, on river banks, or in rice fields
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Jungle Bush-quail - Perdicula asiatica
The jungle bush-quail is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Kalij Pheasant - Lophura leucomelanos
The Kalij pheasant is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Kalij Pheasant - Lophura leucomelanos
The Kalij pheasant has a red face.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Koklass Pheasant - Pucrasia macrolopha
The Koklass pheasant is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Koklass Pheasant - Pucrasia macrolopha
The Koklass pheasant is found in forests.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Lady Amherst's Pheasant - Chrysolophus amherstiae
Lady Amherst's pheasant is found in China and Myanmar.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Lady Amherst's Pheasant - Chrysolophus amherstiae
The male Lady Amherst's pheasant's tail is 2.5 feet in length.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Lesser Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
The lesser prairie-chicken is found in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Lesser Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
The lesser prairie-chicken is a smaller, paler version of the greater prairie-chicken.
Source: Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIntended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Lesser Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
The lesser prairie-chicken has yellow wattles above its eyes.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Lesser Prairie-chicken - Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
The lesser prairie-chicken is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Madagascar Partridge - Margaroperdix madagascariensis
The Madagascar partridge is found in Madagascar and Réunion.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Malayan Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron malacense
The Malayan Peacock-pheasant is found in Malaysia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Manipur Bush-quail - Perdicula manipurensis
The Manipur bush-quail is found in Bangladesh and India.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Mikado Pheasant - Syrmaticus mikado
The Mikado pheasant is found in Taiwan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Mikado Pheasant - Syrmaticus mikado
The male Mikado pheasant is black with a red face and a long tail with thin white stripes.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Moorland Francolin - Francolinus psilolaemus
The moorland francolin is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Mount Cameroon Francolin - Francolinus camerunensis
The Mount Cameroon francolin is found only on Mt. Cameroon in Cameroon.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No

Mountain Bamboo-partridge - Bambusicola fytchii
The mountain bamboo-partridge is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Mountain Bamboo-partridge - Bambusicola fytchii
The mountain bamboo-partridge is found in scrub and bamboo forests at elevations of 3,000-7,000 feet.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Mountain Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron inopinatum
The mountain peacock-pheasant is found in Malaysia and Thailand.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Mountain Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron inopinatum
The mountain peacock-pheasant is threatened by habitat fragmentation.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Mountain Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron inopinatum
The mountain peacock-pheasant has a dark-gray head and neck, a black breast, and a chestnut colored mantle and wings with bluish-green eyespots.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Nahan's Francolin - Francolinus nahani
Nahan's francolin is found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Natal Francolin - Francolinus natalensis
The natal francolin is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ocellated Turkey - Meleagris ocellata
The ocellated turkey is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ocellated Turkey - Meleagris ocellata
The ocellated turkey is an iridescent bronze and green.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Orange River Francolin - Francolinus levaillantoides
The Orange River francolin is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Orange-necked Partridge - Arborophila davidi
The orange-necked partridge is found in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Orange-necked Partridge - Arborophila davidi
The orange-necked partridge is found in lowland and foothill evergreen forests.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Painted Bush-quail - Perdicula erythrorhynchac
The painted bush-quail is found in India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Painted Spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
The painted spurfowl is found in India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Palawan Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron napoleonis
The Palawan peacock-pheasant is found on Palawan Island in the Philippines.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Palawan Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron napoleonis
The Palawan peacock-pheasant is found in humid, coastal lowland forests.
Source: Woodland Park Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Palawan Peacock-pheasant - Polyplectron napoleonis
The male Palawan peacock-pheasant has large, blue-green eyespots on his tail feathers.
Source: Phoenix Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Philby's Partridge - Alectoris philbyi
Philby's partridge is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Rain Quail - Coturnix coromandelica [da]
The rain quail is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Rain Quail - Coturnix coromandelica
The rain quail is found in monsoonal areas and open grasslands.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Red Junglefowl - Gallus gallus
The red junglefowl is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. They have been introduced to the United States.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Red Junglefowl - Gallus gallus
The red junglefowl is the wild ancestor of all domestic poultry.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Red Junglefowl - Gallus gallus
The red junglefowl rooster is said to be more brilliantly colored that its domestic relative.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Red Spurfowl - Galloperdix spadicea
The red spurfowl is found in India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Red-billed Francolin - Francolinus adspersus
The red-billed francolin is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Red-billed Partridge - Arborophila rubrirostris
The red-billed partridge is found in Indonesia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Red-legged Partridge - Alectoris rufa
The red-legged partridge is found in Andorra, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain .
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Red-necked Spurfowl - Francolinus afer
The red-necked spurfowl is found in Angola, Burundi, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo , Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tomé and Principe, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Red-winged Francolin - Francolinus levaillantii
The red-winged francolin is found in Angola, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Reeves's Pheasant - Syrmaticus reevesii
Reeve's pheasant is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Reeves's Pheasant - Syrmaticus reevesii
The male Reeve's pheasant has an extremely long golden-orange tail with black and white bars.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Reeves's Pheasant - Syrmaticus reevesii
Reeve's pheasant is threatened by habitat loss and overhunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
The ring-necked pheasant is native to Asia, but it has been introduced around the world.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
The ring-necked pheasant was introduced into North America from Asia around 200 years ago.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
The male ring-necked pheasant has a long tail, bright red wattles around its eyes, a chestnut colored body, a white ring around its neck, and an iridescent green or bluish head.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
In captivity the ring-necked pheasant can live to be 27 years old. In the wild they usually live to be only 1-2 years old.
Source: Beardsley Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
The ring-necked pheasant is found in grassland and farmland habitats.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Rock Bush-quail - Perdicula argoondah
The rock bush-quail is found in India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Rock Partridge - Alectoris graeca
The rock partridge is found in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta
The rock ptarmigan is found in Andorra, Austria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the United Kingdom, the United States .
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta
The rock ptarmigan is pure white in the winter. Once the snow melts, it is mottled dark and white.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta
The rock ptarmigan's feathered feet help it to walk on soft snow in the winter.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta
The rock ptarmigan is found in brushy slopes near the timberline in the winter.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus
The ruffed grouse is found in the United States and Canada.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus
In winter, the ruffed grouse sometimes dives into soft snow to spend the night.
Source: Cornell Ornithology Lab Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Rufous-throated Partridge - Arborophila rufogularis
The rufous-throated partridge is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Salvadori's Pheasant - Lophura inornata
Salvadori's pheasant is found in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Salvadori's Pheasant - Lophura inornata
Salvadori's pheasant is found in humid forests.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Salvadori's Pheasant - Lophura inornata
The male Salvadori's pheasant is bluish-black with a bare red face and pale grey legs.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sand Partridge - Ammoperdix heyi
The sand partridge is found in Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sand Partridge - Ammoperdix heyi
The sand partridge has dark red, black and white wavy streaked plumage on its sides, sandy-pink undersides, and a blue-gray head.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Satyr Tragopan - Tragopan satyra
The satyr tragopan is found in the Himalayas in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal .
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Satyr Tragopan - Tragopan satyra
The male satyr tragopan has a reddish-brown neck, breast, and belly, and a black head. It plumage is covered with small, black-edged white dots.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Scaly Francolin - Francolinus squamatus
The scaly francolin is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tomé and Principe, Sudan, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Scaly-breasted Partridge - Arborophila chloropus
The scaly-breasted partridge is also known as the green-legged hill-partridge. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Schlegel's Francolin - Francolinus schlegelii
Schlegel's francolin is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sclater's Monal - Lophophorus sclateri
Sclater's monal is found in the eastern Himalayas in China, India, and Myanmar.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sclater's Monal - Lophophorus sclateri
Sclater's monal has metallic green, blue, purple and black upperparts, a bluish-green crown, a metallic coppery-bronze neck and a blue face.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Sclater's Monal - Lophophorus sclateri
Sclater's monal is found at altitudes of 9,800-13,700 feet.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

See-see Partridge - Ammoperdix griseogularis
The see-see partridge is found in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sharp-tailed Grouse - Tympanuchus phasianellus
The sharp-tailed grouse is found in Canada and the United States from Alaska east to Quebec and south to Utah, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sharp-tailed Grouse - Tympanuchus phasianellus
The sharp-tailed grouse is found in open prairies and parklands.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Shelley's Francolin - Francolinus shelleyi
Shelley's francolin is found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Siamese Fireback - Lophura diardi
The Siamese fireback is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Siamese Fireback - Lophura diardi
The male Siamese fireback has a long crest of purple-black feathers.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sichuan Partridge - Arborophila rufipectus
The Sichuan partridge is found in China.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Silver Pheasant - Lophura nycthemera
The silver pheasant is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Snow Partridge - Lerwa lerwa
The snow partridge is found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sooty Grouse - Dendragapus fuliginosus
The sooty grouse was once thought to be the darker, coastal subspecies of the blue grouse. DNA analysis showed the the blue grouse was actually two separate species, the sooty grouse and the dusky grouse. It is found from British Columbia , Canada south to California.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Spruce Grouse - Dendragapus canadensis
The spruce is found in Canada and in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Spruce Grouse - Dendragapus canadensis
The spruce grouse feeds on on the needles of spruces and other conifers.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Sri Lanka Junglefowl - Gallus lafayetii
The Sri Lanka junglefowl is found in Sri Lanka.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Sri Lanka Junglefowl - Gallus lafayetii
The Sri Lanka junglefowl is also known as the Ceylon junglefowl.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: yes

Sri Lanka Spurfowl - Galloperdix bicalcarata
The Sri Lanka spurfowl is found in Sri Lanka.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Stone Partridge - Ptilopachus petrosus
The stone partridge is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Stubble Quail - Coturnix pectoralis
The stubble quail is found in Australia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Stubble Quail - Coturnix pectoralis
The stubble quail is nomadic. It travels in coveys of around 20 individuals from site to site, looking for food and water.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Swainson's Francolin - Francolinus swainsonii
Swainson's francolin is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Swamp Francolin - Francolinus gularis
The swamp francolin is found in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Swamp Francolin - Francolinus gularis
The swamp francolin has a barred brown back, a brown and white streaked breast and belly, and a red throat and neck.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Swamp Francolin - Francolinus gularis
The swamp francolin population is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: no

Swierstra's Francolin - Francolinus swierstrai
Swierstra's francolin is found in western Angola.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: no

Swinhoe's Pheasant - Lophura swinhoii
Swinhoe's pheasant is found in the mountains of central Taiwan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Swinhoe's Pheasant - Lophura swinhoii
Swinhoe's pheasant is is black with a red face, white shoulders, and long white middle tail feathers.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Taiwan Partridge - Arborophila crudigularis
The Taiwan partridge is found in Taiwan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Taiwan Partridge - Arborophila crudigularis
The Taiwan partridge population is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Temminck's Tragopan - Tragopan temminckii
Temminck's tragopan is found in China, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Temminck's Tragopan - Tragopan temminckii
The male Temminck's tragopan has a bright blue face and a long blue wattle that hangs down from its face that is patterned with darker blue and red marks.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Tibetan Partridge - Perdix hodgsoniae
The Tibetan partridge is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal.
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Tibetan Snowcock - Tetraogallus tibetanus
The Tibetan snowcock is found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Russia, and Tajikistan.
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Udzungwa Forest-partridge - Xenoperdix udzungwensis
The Udzungwa Forest-partridge is found in Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Udzungwa Forest-partridge - Xenoperdix udzungwensis
The Udzungwa Forest-partridge is is at risk from hunting and habitat destruction.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Wattled Pheasant - Lophura bulweri
The wattled pheasant is also known as Buwler's pheasant. It is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Wattled Pheasant - Lophura bulweri
The male wattled pheasant has huge white tail feathers and bright blue facial skin and wattles.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Wattled Pheasant - Lophura bulweri
The wattled pheasant is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Western Capercaillie - Tetrao urogallus
The Western capercaillie is found in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Ukraine.
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Western Capercaillie - Tetrao urogallus
During courtship displays, the male western capercaillie makes a series of strange calls including one that sounds like corks popping.
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Western Tragopan - Tragopan melanocephalus
The western tragopan is found in India and Pakistan.
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Western Tragopan - Tragopan melanocephalus
The male western tragopan is grayish-black and covered with round, black-bordered white spots. He has a red breast and neck and red skin around his eyes.
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Western Tragopan - Tragopan melanocephalus
The male western tragopan is threatened by forest loss.
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White-eared-pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
The white-eared pheasant is found in China.
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White-faced Partridge - Arborophila orientalis
The white-faced partridge is also known as the gray-breasted hill-partridge. It is found in the eastern part of East Java, Indonesia.
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White-faced Partridge - Arborophila orientalis
The white-faced partridge population is threatened by habitat loss.
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White-necklaced Partridge - Arborophila gingica
The white-necklaced partridge is also known as the collared hill-partridge. It is found in China.
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White-necklaced Partridge - Arborophila gingica
The white-necklaced partridge roosts in trees at night.
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White-necklaced Partridge - Arborophila gingica
The white-necklaced partridge population is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

White-tailed Ptarmigan - Lagopus leucura
The white-tailed ptarmigan is found in alpine regions in the western United States and Canada from Alaska to New Mexico.
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White-tailed Ptarmigan - Lagopus leucura
The white-tailed ptarmigan has feathered toes.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

White-tailed Ptarmigan - Lagopus leucura
The white-tailed ptarmigan is found in areas where willow is abundant.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

White-throated Francolin - Francolinus albogularis
The white-throated francolin is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No

Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
The wild turkey is found in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
The wild turkey had disappeared from much of its range by the early 1900s.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
Wild turkeys are found in hardwood and mixed conifer-hardwood forests with scattered openings.
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Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
Wild turkeys roost in trees at night.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
Benjamin Franklin's wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States's.
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Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
The wild turkey eats insects, worms, fruit, seeds, acorns, grains, slugs, and snails.
Source: Enchanted Learning Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary School Teacher Section: No

Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus
The willow ptarmigan is also known as the willow grouse or the red grouse. It is found in Belarus, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus
The willow ptarmigan is the largest and most numerous of the three ptarmigan species.
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Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus
The willow ptarmigan is a medium to large chicken-like bird.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus
The male willow ptarmigan stays by the nest to defend the female and her eggs, and he will defend the chicks until they are independent.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes

Yellow-necked Spurfowl - Francolinus leucoscepus
The yellow-necked spurfowl is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No