#gallinaceous_bird__gallinaceon heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
supertype: #bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
part: #comb.crest
member of: #order_Galliformes
subtype: #domestic_fowl__fowl__poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
subtype: #Dorking an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
subtype: #Plymouth_Rock an American breed of domestic fowl
subtype: #Cornish English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
subtype: #Rock_Cornish small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
subtype: #game_fowl any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting
subtype: #cochin_china__cochin Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
subtype: #chicken__Gallus_gallus a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
subtype: #bantam any of various small breeds
subtype: #chick__biddy young bird especially of domestic fowl
subtype: #rooster__cock adult male chicken
subtype: #cockerel a young domestic cock; not older than one year
subtype: #capon castrated male chicken
subtype: #biddy__hen adult female chicken
subtype: #cackler a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
subtype: #brood_hen__broodhen__broody__broody_hen__setting_hen__settinghen__sitter a domestic hen ready to brood
subtype: #layer.biddy a hen that lays eggs
subtype: #pullet young hen usually less than a year old
subtype: #spring_chicken a young chicken having tender meat
subtype: #Rhode_Island_red American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
subtype: #Dominique__Dominick American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
subtype: #Orpington English breed of large white-skinned chickens
subtype: #Meleagris_gallopavo__turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
subtype: #turkey_cock__gobbler__tom__tomturkey male turkey
subtype: #guinea_fowl__guinea__Numida_meleagris W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
subtype: #guinea_hen female guinea fowl
subtype: #jungle_fowl__gallina small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
subtype: #jungle_cock male jungle fowl
subtype: #jungle_hen female jungle fowl
subtype: #red_jungle_fowl__Gallus_gallus SE Asian jungle fowl considered ancestral to domestic fowl
subtype: #ocellated_turkey__ocellatedturkey__agriocharisocellata wild turkey of Central and northern South America
subtype: #game_bird any bird hunted as game
subtype: #grouse popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
subtype: #black_grouse__blackgrouse grouse of which the male is bluish-black
subtype: #European_black_grouse__heathfowl__Lyrurus_tetrix large north European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail
subtype: #Asian_black_grouse__Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi of W. Asia
subtype: #blackcock__black_cock__blackcock male black grouse
subtype: #grayhen__gray_hen__heath_hen female black grouse
subtype: #ptarmigan large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
subtype: #red_grouse__redgrouse__moorfowl__moorbird__moorgame__Lagopus_scoticus reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
subtype: #moorhen female red grouse
subtype: #moorcock male red grouse
subtype: #capercaillie__capercailzie__horse_of_the_wood__Tetrao_urogallus large black Old World grouse
subtype: #spruce_grouse__Canachites_canadensis North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
subtype: #sage_grouse__sage_hen__Centrocercus_urophasianus large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
subtype: #ruffed_grouse__partridge__Bonasa_umbellus valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
subtype: #sharp-tailed_grouse__sprigtail__pedioecetesphasianellu large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
subtype: #prairie_chicken__prairiechicken__prairie_grouse__prairiegrouse__prairie_fowl__prairiefowl brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
subtype: #greater_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_cupido the most common variety of prairie chicken
subtype: #lesser_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_pallidicinctus a smaller prairie chicken of Western Texas
subtype: #heath_hen__Tympanuchus_cupido_cupido extinct prairie chicken
subtype: #phasianid a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
subtype: #pheasant large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
subtype: #ring-necked_pheasant__Phasianus_colchicus common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
subtype: #afropavo__Congo_peafowl__Afropavo_congensis both sexes are brightly colored
subtype: #argus_pheasant__arguspheasant__argus__argu large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
subtype: #golden_pheasant__Chrysolophus_pictus brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
subtype: #monal__monaul brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant
subtype: #peafowl__bird_of_Juno very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
subtype: #peachick a young peafowl
subtype: #peacock male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
subtype: #peahen female peafowl
subtype: #blue_peafowl__Pavo_cristatus peafowl of India and Ceylon
subtype: #green_peafowl__greenpeafowl__Pavo_muticus peafowl of southeast Asia
subtype: #tragopan brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
subtype: #quail small gallinaceous game birds
subtype: #bobwhite_quail__bobwhite__partridge a popular North American game bird; named for its call
subtype: #northern_bobwhite__Colinus_virginianus a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
subtype: #Old_World_quail small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
subtype: #migratory_quail__migratoryquail__Coturnix_coturnix__Coturnix_communis the typical Old World quail
subtype: #California_quail__Lofortyx_californicus plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
subtype: #partridge small Old World gallinaceous game birds
subtype: #Hungarian_partridge__gray_partridge__Perdix_perdix common European partridge
subtype: #red-legged_partridge__Alectoris_ruffa common western European partridge with red legs
subtype: #Greek_partridge__rock_partridge__Alectoris_graeca of mountainous areas of southern Europe
subtype: #mountain_quail__mountain_partridge__Oreortyx_picta_palmeri California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
subtype: #tinamou__partridge heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
subtype: #guan any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
subtype: #piping_guan a kind of guan
subtype: #curassow large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
subtype: #chachalaca slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
subtype: #Texas_chachalaca__Ortilis_vetula_macalli of Mexico and Texas
subtype: #megapode__moundbird__mound_builder__moundbuilder__scrub_fowl__scrubfowl large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
subtype: #mallee_fowl__leipoa__lowan__Leipoa_ocellata Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
subtype: #mallee_hen adult female mallee fowl
subtype: #brush_turkey__brushturkey__Alectura_lathami black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
subtype: #Macrocephalon_maleo__maleo Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
subtype: #hoatzin__hoactzin__stinkbird__Opisthocomus_hoazin crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
subtype: #columbiform_bird__columbiformbird cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
subtype: #Raphus_cucullatus__dodo extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
subtype: #Pezophaps_solitaria__solitaire extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
subtype: #pigeon wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
subtype: #pouter_pigeon__pouter one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
subtype: #dove any of numerous small pigeons
subtype: #turtledove any of several Old World wild doves
subtype: #Streptopelia_turtur the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing
subtype: #ringdove__Streptopelia_risoria grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
subtype: #Australian_turtledove__turtledove__Stictopelia_cuneata small Australian dove
subtype: #mourning_dove__Zenaidura_macroura wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
subtype: #rock_dove__rock_pigeon__Columba_livia pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
subtype: #band-tailed_pigeon__band-tail_pigeon__bandtail__Columba_fasciata wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
subtype: #wood_pigeon__ringdove__cushat__Columba_palumbus Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
subtype: #domestic_pigeon domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
subtype: #fairy_swallow__fairyswallow fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
subtype: #tumbler_pigeon__tumblerpigeon__roller__tumbler pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
subtype: #homing_pigeon__homer pigeon trained to return home
subtype: #carrier_pigeon__carrierpigeon a homing pigeon used to carry messages
subtype: #squab an unfledged pigeon
subtype: #passenger_pigeon__passengerpigeon__Ectopistes_migratorius gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
subtype: #sandgrouse__sand_grouse pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
subtype: #painted_sandgrouse__paintedsandgrouse__Pterocles_indicus sandgrouse of India
subtype: #pin-tailed_sandgrouse__pin-tailed_grouse__Pterocles_alchata sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
subtype: #pallas's_sandgrouse__Syrrhaptes_paradoxus Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly
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