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Pheasants, turkeys, grouse, quail
Order:
Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
205 species
worldwide;
14-235 cm; ; often brightly colored, wattled, generally sexually dimorphic; wings strong, rounded; legs strong, sometimes spurred; sedentary; gregarious; largely terrestrial; roost on trees at night; bill short and thick; grouse with feathered nostrils, inflatable neck sacs, feathered tarsi;
feed on seeds, fruits, buds, invertebrates, leaves;
elaborate courtship displays; some species polygynous, especially among pheasants and grouse; eggs 2-20, plain or spotted, in simple nest on ground.
Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse) Lagopus lagopus calling