List of Galliformes by population

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This is a list of Galliformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

Not all Galliformes have had their populations quantified, but species without population estimates are included in a secondary table below.

The IOC World Bird List (version 15.1) recognizes 307 species of Galliformes, one of which is extinct.[1][2] As of January 2026, the IUCN has assessed 303 of these species (excepting red grouse, chestnut-headed chachalaca, Yungas guan, and Dulit partridge).

This list follows IUCN classifications for species names and taxonomy. Where IUCN classifications differ from other ornithological authorities, alternative names and taxonomies are noted.

One member of Galliformes is extinct:

Species by global population

More information Common name, Binomial name ...
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Vietnam pheasant

(Edward's pheasant)

 Lophura edwardsi0-49[4]CR[4]?[4]May be extinct in the wild. Last confirmed records are from 2000.[4]

Note that the Vietnamese pheasant (L.e. hatinhensis) was once considered a separate species, but is now treated as a subspecies by both the IOC and IUCN/BirdLife International.[2][5]
Himalayan quailOphrysia superciliosa1-49[6]CR[6]?[6]
Manipur bush quailPerdicula manipurensis1-200[7]CR[7]?[7]No confirmed sightings since 1932, with unconfirmed reports from 1998 and 2006.[7]
Sira curassow Pauxi koepckeae 50-400[8] CR[8] Decrease[8] Best estimate for number of mature individuals in 90-250.[8]
Alagoas curassowMitu mitu140[9]EW[9]N/ATotal world population now held in two aviaries; only ~100 individuals are completely M.mitu, with the rest being hybrids (M. mitu × M. tuberosum).[9]
Trinidad piping guanPipile pipile150-330[10]CR[10]Increase[10]Total population is estimated to be 250-500 individuals.[10]
White-winged guanPenelope albipennis200[11]EN[11]Steady[11]Total population is estimated to be 300 individuals.[11]
Djibouti spurfowlPternistis ochropectus200-500[12]CR[12]Decrease[12]Total population is estimated to be 300-750 individuals.[12]
Tongan scrubfowl

(Tongan megapode)

 Megapodius pritchardii250-999[13]VU[13]Increase[13]
Red-knobbed curassow

(Red-billed curassow)

 Crax blumenbachii480[14]EN[14]Decrease[14]
Horned guanOreophasis derbianus600-1,700[15]EN[15]Decrease[15]Total population is estimated to be 1,000-2,499 individuals.[15]
Tanimbar scrubfowl

(Tanimbar megapode)

Megapodius tenimberensis670-6,700[16]VU[16]Decrease[16]Total population is estimated to be 1,000-10,000 individuals.[16]
Mount Cameroon spurfowlPternistis camerunensis700-1,500[17]EN[17]Decrease[17]Total population is estimated to be 1,000-3,000 individuals.[17]
Nicobar scrubfowl

(Nicobar megapode)

 Megapodius nicobariensis 750-1,500[18] VU[18] Steady[18]
Hainan peacock-pheasantPolyplectron katsumatae800-2,000[19]EN[19]Decrease[19]Preliminary estimate.[19]
Malaysian crested argus Rheinardia nigrescens 900-3,000[20] NT[20] Steady[20] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 1,100-2,000.[20]
Waigeo brushturkeyAepypodius bruijnii977[21]EN[21]Decrease[21]Minimum estimate. Total population is estimated to be 1,400 individuals.[21]
Wattled curassowCrax globulosa1,000-2,499[22]EN[22]Decrease[22]Total population is estimated to be 2,400 individuals.[22]
Cauca guanPenelope perspicax1,000-2,499[23]VU[23]Decrease[23]
Swierstra's spurfowl Pternistis swierstrai 1,000-2,499[24] VU[24] Decrease[24]
Horned curassowPauxi unicornis1,000-4,999[25]EN[25]Decrease[25]
Blue-knobbed curassow

(Blue-billed curassow)

 Crax alberti1,000-5,500[26]CR[26]Decrease[26]Best estimate for number of mature individuals in 1,250-3,100.[26]
Chestnut-bellied guanPenelope ochrogaster1,000-15,000[27]VU[27]Decrease[27]Total population is estimated to be 1,723-21,827 individuals.[27]
Tacarcuna wood quailOdontophorus dialeucos1,400[28]LC[28]Steady[28]Total population is estimated to be 2,118 individuals.[28]
Black-fronted piping guanPipile jacutinga1,500-7,000[29]EN[29]Decrease[29]Total population is estimated to be 2,500-9,999 individuals.[29]
Ocellated quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus 1,500-7,000[30] VU[30] Decrease[30] Total population is estimated to be 2,500-9,999 individuals.[30]
Rufous-headed chachalacaOrtalis erythroptera1,500-7,000[31]VU[31]Decrease[31]Total population is estimated to be 2,500-9,999 individuals.[31]
Gunnison grouse

(Gunnison sage-grouse)

 Centrocercus minimus1,770-8,400[32]EN[32]Decrease[32]
Bearded guanPenelope barbata1,800-6,500[33]NT[33]Decrease[33]Total population is estimated to be 2,770-9,650 individuals.[33]
Udzungwa forest partridgeXenoperdix udzungwensis2,000-2,700[34]EN[34]Decrease[34]Total population is estimated to be 3,000-4,000 individuals.[34]
Malayan peacock-pheasantPolyplectron malacense2,500-9,999[35]EN[35]Decrease[35]Estimate is outdated, and does not rely on a density estimate.[35]
Hainan partridgeArborophila ardens2,500-9,999[36]VU[36]Decrease[36]
Sichuan partridgeArborophila rufipectus2,500-9,999[37]VU[37]Decrease[37]
Cheer pheasantCatreus wallichi2,500-9,999[38]VU[38]Decrease[38]
Gorgeted wood quailOdontophorus strophium2,500-9,999[39]VU[39]Decrease[39]Total population is estimated to be 5,900 individuals.[39]
Mrs. Hume's pheasantSyrmaticus humiae2,500-9,999[40]VU[40]Decrease[40]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 7,500.[40]
Reeves's pheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2,500-9,999[41]VU[41]Decrease[41]Total population is estimated to be 3,500-15,000 individuals.[41]
Blyth's tragopanTragopan blythii2,500-9,999[42]VU[42]Decrease[42]Total population is estimate to be 3,500-15,000 individuals.[42]
Cabot's tragopanTragopan caboti2,500-9,999[43]VU[43]Decrease[43]Total population is estimated to be 3,500-15,000 individuals.[43]
Congo peafowlAfropavo congensis2,500-9,999[44]NT[44]Decrease[44]Total population is estimated to be 3,500-15,000 individuals.[44]
Biak scrubfowlMegapodius geelvinkianus2,500-9,999[45]NT[45]Decrease[45]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 4,950.[45]
Orange-necked partridgeArborophila davidi2,500-9,999[46]NT[46]Decrease[46]Total population is estimated to be 10,000 individuals.[46]
Mountain peacock-pheasantPolyplectron inopinatum2,500-20,000[47]NT[47]Decrease[47]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,500-9,999.[47]
Micronesian scrubfowl

(Micronesian megapode)

Megapodius laperouse2,600-15,400[48]NT[48]?[48]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 4,500.
Western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus 3,200-9,500[49] VU[49] Decrease[49]
Swinhoe's pheasantLophura swinhoii3,300-6,700[50]NT[50]Decrease[50]Total population is estimated to be 5,000-10,000 individuals.[50]
Chestnut-headed partridgeArborophila cambodiana3,500-12,000[51]NT[51]Decrease[51]
Helmeted curassowPauxi pauxi3,500-12,500[52]VU[52]Decrease[52]
Bearded wood partridgeDendrortyx barbatus3,600[53]VU[53]Decrease[53]Total population is estimated to be less than 5,400 individuals.[53]
White-faced partridge

(Grey-breasted partridge)

 Arborophila orientalis 4,000-20,000[54] VU[54] Decrease[54] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 10,000-20,000.[54]
Brown eared-pheasantCrossoptilon mantchuricum5,000-15,000[55]LC[55]Steady[55]
Vanuatu scrubfowl

(Vanuatu megapode)

Megapodius layardi5,000-20,000[56]LC[56]Decrease[56]
Bornean peacock-pheasantPolyplectron schleiermacheri5,000-25,000[57]EN[57]Decrease[57]
Dusky scrubfowl

(Dusky megapode)

Megapodius freycinet5,000-100,000[58]LC[58]Decrease[58]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 10,000-50,000.[58]
Germain's peacock-pheasantPolyplectron germaini5,400-27,000[59]VU[59]Decrease[59]Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 7,500-15,000.[59]
Chinese monalLophophorus lhuysii6,000-10,000[60]VU[60]Decrease[60]Total population is estimated to be 9,000-15,000 individuals.[60]
Harwood's spurfowlPternistis harwoodi6,000-15,000[61]NT[61]Decrease[61]Total population is estimated to be 10,000-19,999 individuals.[61]
Plumed guineafowl Guttera plumifera 6,700-67,000[62] LC[62] Decrease[62] Total population is estimated to be 10,000-100,000 individuals.[62]
Wattled brushturkey Aepypodius arfakianus 6,700-670,000[63] LC[63] Decrease[63]
New Guinea scrubfowl Megapodius decollatus 6,700-670,000[64] LC[64] Decrease[64]
Melanesian scrubfowl

(Melanesian megapode)

 Megapodius eremita 6,700-670,000[65] LC[65] Decrease[65]
Yellow-legged brushturkey

(Black-billed brushturkey)

 Talegalla fuscirostris 6,700-670,000[66] LC[66] Decrease[66]
Red-legged brushturkey

(Collared brushturkey)

 Talegalla jobiensis 6,700-670,000[67] LC[67] Decrease[67]
Baudo guanPenelope ortoni7,000-21,000[68]EN[68]Decrease[68]Total population is estimated to be 10,000-32,000 individuals.[68]
Chinese grouseTetrastes sewerzowi 7,300-95,000[69] NT[69] Decrease [69] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 10,000-25,000.
Swamp francolinOrtygornis gularis7,500-20,000[70]NT[70]Decrease[70]
Grey-striped spurfowl Pternistis griseostriatus 7,500-35,000[71] LC[71] Decrease[71]
MaleoMacrocephalon maleo8,000-14,000[72]CR[72]Decrease[72]
Dark-backed wood quailOdontophorus melanonotus9,200-13,800[73]LC[73]Decrease[73]
Chestnut-necklaced partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii < 10,000[74] VU[74] Decrease[74] Value given may be an underestimate.[74]
Yellow-knobbed curassowCrax daubentoni>10,000[75]NT[75]Decrease[75]Population is "likely substantially larger [than surveyed Colombian population], exceeding 10,000 mature individuals."[75]
Tibetan eared-pheasant Crossoptilon harmani >10,000[76] LC[76] Steady[76] Population size has not been formally quantified, but "probably (perhaps greatly) exceeds 10,000 mature individuals."[76]
Green peafowlPavo muticus10,000-19,999[77]EN[77]Decrease[77]Total population is estimated to be 15,000-30,000 individuals.[77]
Sula scrubfowl

(Sula megapode)

Megapodius bernsteinii10,000-19,999[78]VU[78]Decrease[78]Total population is estimated to be 15,000-30,000 individuals.[78]
Black partridgeMelanoperdix niger10,000-19,999[79]VU[79]Decrease[79]Value is outdated, and is likely now an overestimate.[79]
Caucasian snowcockTetraogallus caucasicus10,000-32,400[80]LC[80]Steady[80]
Siamese firebackLophura diardi10,000-99,999[81]NT[81]Decrease[81]Population "probably numbers in the tens of thousands."[81]
Caspian snowcockTetraogallus caspius15,000-38,000[82]LC[82]Decrease[82]Preliminary estimate based on extrapolating European population data.[82]
MalleefowlLeipoa ocellata20,000-30,000[83]VU[83]Decrease[83]Best estimate for number of mature individuals in 25,000.[83]
Moluccan scrubfowl

(Moluccan megapode)

Eulipoa wallacei20,000-49,999[84]VU[84]Decrease[84]Values given are from 1997 estimate. Population is highly uncertain following recent declines. Total population may actually be less than 20,000 mature individuals if recent estimates are accurate.
Highland guanPenelopina nigra20,000-49,999[85]VU[85]Decrease[85]
Palawan peacock-pheasantPolyplectron napoleonis20,000-49,999[86]VU[86]Decrease[86]
Taiwan partridgeArborophila crudigularis20,000-49,999[87]NT[87]Steady[87]Total population is estimated to be 30,000-75,000 individuals.[87]
Ocellated turkeyMeleagris ocellata20,000-49,999[88]NT[88]Decrease[88]
Long-tailed wood partridgeDendrortyx macroura20,000-49,999[89]LC[89]Decrease[89]
Elliot's pheasantSyrmaticus ellioti20,000-100,000[90]LC[90]Decrease[90]
Mikado pheasantSyrmaticus mikado20,000-100,000[91]LC[91]Steady[91]
Lesser prairie chickenTympanuchus pallidicinctus22,000-41,000[92]VU[92]Decrease[92]Values given are for total population.[92]
Caucasian grouseLyrurus mlokosiewiczi28,000-58,000[93]NT[93]Decrease[93]Total population is estimated to be 42,700-87,300 individuals.[93]
Salvin's curassowMitu salvini33,000[94]LC[94]Decrease[94]Total population is estimated to approach 50,000 individuals.[94]
White-breasted guineafowlAgelastes meleagrides39,000-93,000[95]VU[95]Decrease[95]Total population is estimated to be 59,100-139,500 individuals.[95]
Great curassowCrax rubra40,000-50,000[96]VU[96]Decrease[96]Total population is estimated to be 50,000-499,999 individuals, but true population is expected to be at the lower end of this range.[96]
Band-tailed guan Penelope argyrotis 45,000[97] LC[97] Decrease[97] Total population is estimated to be 70,000 individuals.[97]
Nahan's partridgePtilopachus nahani50,000-99,999[98]VU[98]Decrease[98]Values given are for total population.[98]
Black-fronted wood quailOdontophorus atrifrons50,000-99,999[99]LC[99]Decrease[99]Total population is estimated to be 104,000 individuals.[99]
Collared partridge

(White-necklaced partridge)

 Arborophila gingica 50,000-250,000[100] NT[100] Decrease[100]
Copper pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 50,000-300,000[101] LC[101] ?[101]
Black-eared wood quail Odontophorus melanotis 50,000-499,999[102] NT[102] Decrease[102]
Crested guanPenelope purpurascens50,000-499,999[103]NT[103]Decrease[103]
Tawny-faced quail Rhynchortyx cinctus 50,000-499,999[104] NT[104] Decrease[104]
Black guan Chamaepetes unicolor 50,000-499,999[105] LC[105] Decrease[105]
Black-throated bobwhite

(Yucatan bobwhite)

 Colinus nigrogularis50,000-499,999[106]LC[106]Decrease[106]
Buffy-crowned wood partridgeDendrortyx leucophrys50,000-499,999[107]LC[107]Decrease[107]
Singing quailDactylortyx thoracicus50,000-499,999[108]LC[108]Decrease[108]
Spotted wood quailOdontophorus guttatus50,000-499,999[109]LC[109]Decrease[109]
Black-breasted wood quail Odontophorus leucolaemus 50,000-499,999[110] LC[110] Decrease[110]
Banded quailPhilortyx fasciatus50,000-499,999[111]LC[111]Steady[111]
West Mexican chachalacaOrtalis poliocephala50,000-500,000[112]LC[112]Decrease[112]
Rufous-bellied chachalacaOrtalis wagleri50,000-500,000[113]LC[113]Decrease[113]
Siberian grouse Falcipennis falcipennis 55,000-135,000[114] LC[114] Decrease[114] Total population is estimated to be 68,400-168,000 individuals.[114]
Temminck's tragopanTragopan temminckii67,000-340,000[115]LC[115]Decrease[115]
Rock partridgeAlectoris graeca79,600-154,200[116]NT[116]Decrease[116]
Chestnut-breasted partridgeArborophila mandellii80,000-140,000[117]NT[117]Decrease[117]
Great argusArgusianus argus>100,000[118]VU[118]Decrease[118]Value given is for total population.[118]
Spot-bellied bobwhite Colinus leucopogon 100,000-499,999[119] LC[119] Steady[119]
Rufous-breasted wood quail Odontophorus speciosus 100,000-499,999[120] LC[120] Decrease[120]
Buff-browed chachalaca Ortalis superciliaris 100,000-499,999[121] LC[121] Decrease[121]
Black guineafowl Agelastes niger 100,000-500,000[122] LC[122] Decrease[122] Values given are for total population.[122]
Orange-footed scrubfowlMegapodius reinwardt100,000-1,000,000[123]LC[123]Decrease[123]
See-see partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis 150,000-249,999[124] LC[124] ?[124]
Chestnut wood quailOdontophorus hyperythrus157,300-484,000[125]LC[125]Decrease[125]
Crestless curassow Mitu tomentosum 180,000-1,480,000[126] LC[126] Decrease[126] Total population is estimated to be 275,000-2,225,000 individuals.[126]
Dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus 200,000[127] LC[127] Steady[127]
Mountain quail Oreortyx pictus 260,000[128] LC[128] Decrease[128]
Sage grouse

(Greater sage-grouse)

 Centrocercus urophasianus 289,000-550,000[129] VU[129] Decrease[129] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 350,000.[129]
Black francolin Francolinus francolinus 300,000-849,999[130] LC[130] Steady[130]
Razor-billed curassow Mitu tuberosum 300,000-2,000,000[131] NT[131] Decrease[131] Total population is estimated to be 500,000 - 3,000,000 individuals.[131]
Greater prairie chickenTympanuchus cupido360,000[132]NT[132]Increase[132]
Elegant quailCallipepla douglasii500,000-4,999,999[133]LC[133]Decrease[133]
Grey-headed chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps 500,000-5,000,000[134] LC[134] Steady[134]
Sharp-tailed grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus 760,000[135] LC[135] Increase[135]
Sooty grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus 2,000,000[136] LC[136] Steady[136]
White-tailed ptarmigan Lagopus leucura 2,000,000[137] LC[137] Decrease[137]
Plain chachalacaOrtalis vetula2,000,000[138]LC[138]Steady[138]
Rusty-margined guan Penelope superciliaris 2,000,000-20,000,000[139] NT[139] Decrease[139] Total population is estimated to be 4,000,000 - 29,000,000 individuals.[139]
Grey partridgePerdix perdix3,300,000-5,300,000[140]LC[140]Decrease[140]
Western capercaillieTetrao urogallus3,980,000-8,550,000[141]LC[141]Decrease[141]
Chukar

(Chukar partridge)

 Alectoris chukar5,000,000-34,999,999[142]LC[142]Steady[142]
Crested bobwhite Colinus cristatus 5,000,000-49,999,999[143] LC[143] Steady[143]
Scaled quail Callipepla squamata 5,100,000[144] LC[144] Decrease[144]
Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus 5,800,000[145] NT[145] Decrease[145]
California quail Callipepla californica 5,800,000[146] LC[146] Increase[146]
Gambel's quail Callipepla gambelii 5,800,000[147] LC[147] Steady[147]
Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo 6,900,000[148] LC[149] Increase[149] IUCN/BirdLife International do not report a sample size estimate.[149]

Reported value comes from Partners in Flight Database.[148]
Black grouseLyrurus tetrix6,940,000-10,700,000[150]LC[150]Decrease[150]Preliminary global estimate extrapolated from European population.[150]
Red-legged partridgeAlectoris rufa9,950,000-13,700,000[151]NT[151]Decrease[151]
Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis 11,000,000[152] LC[152] Increase[152]
Rock ptarmiganLagopus muta11,500,000-14,300,000[153]LC[153]?[153]
Hazel grouseTetrastes bonasia13,400,000-23,200,000[154]LC[154]Decrease[154]Preliminary global estimate extrapolated from European population.[154]
Common quailCoturnix coturnix15,000,000-35,000,000[155]LC[155]Decrease[155]Preliminary global estimate extrapolated from European population.[155]
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus 18,000,000[156] LC[156] Steady[156]
Willow grouse

(Willow ptarmigan)

 Lagopus lagopus39,000,000-43,000,000[157]LC[157]Decrease[157]Preliminary global estimate extrapolated from European, United States, Canadian populations.[157]

Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the red grouse (L. scotica), from this species.[2]

IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within L. lagopus.[5]
Common pheasantPhasianus colchicus50,000,000-100,000,000[158]LC[158]?[158]Values given are for population in native range. Population of the species in its introduced range is estimated to be 25,000,000-50,000,000 individuals.[158]
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Species without population estimates

More information Common name, Binomial name ...
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Dulit partridge Rhizothera dulitensis unknown[159] DD[159] ?[159] Species has not been seen since 1902.[159]
Malayan crestless fireback

(Crestless fireback)

 Lophura erythrophthalmaunknown[160]CR[160]Decrease[160]
Annamite crested argus

(Crested argus; Vietnamese crested argus)

 Rheinardia ocellataunknown[161]CR[161]Decrease[161]Population is decreasing incredibly rapidly, with an estimated loss of 80% of the population over three generations.[161]
Bornean crestless fireback Lophura pyronota unknown[162] EN[162] Decrease[162]
Bare-faced curassow Crax fasciolata unknown[163] VU[163] Decrease[163]
Bulwer's pheasantLophura bulweriunknown[164]VU[164]Decrease[164]
Bornean crested fireback Lophura ignita unknown[165] VU[165] Decrease[165]
Malayan crested fireback Lophura rufa unknown[166] VU[166] Decrease[166]
White-browed guanPenelope jacucacaunknown[167]VU[167]Decrease[167]
White-crested guanPenelope pileataunknown[168]VU[168]Decrease[168]
Red-throated piping guanPipile cujubiunknown[169]VU[169]Decrease[169]
Crested partridge Rollulus rouloul unknown[170] VU[170] Decrease[170]
Ferruginous partridge Caloperdix oculeus unknown[171] NT[171] Decrease[171]
Japanese quail Coturnix japonica unknown[172] NT[172] Decrease[172]
Salvadori's pheasantLophura inornataunknown[173]NT[173]Decrease[173]Hoogerwerf's pheasant (L. i. hoogerwerfi) was previously considered to be a separate species, but is now treated as a subspecies of this one by both the IOC and IUCN/BirdLife International.[2][5]
Venezuelan wood quailOdontophorus columbianusunknown[174]NT[174]Decrease[174]
White-throated piping guan Pipile grayi unknown[175] NT[175] Decrease[175]
Long-billed partridge Rhizothera longirostris unknown[176] NT[176] Decrease[176]
Moorland francolin Scleroptila psilolaema unknown[177] NT[177] Decrease[177]
Sabah partridge Tropicoperdix graydoni unknown[178] NT[178] Decrease[178]
Wattled guanAburria aburriunknown[179]LC[179]Decrease[179]
Vulturine guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum unknown[180] LC[180] Steady[180]
Barbary partridge Alectoris barbara unknown[181] LC[181] ?[181] European subpopulation is estimated to be 15,500-41,000 mature individuals.[181]
Przevalski's partridge Alectoris magna unknown[182] LC[182] Decrease[182]
Arabian partridge Alectoris melanocephala unknown[183] LC[183] Steady[183]
Philby's partridge Alectoris philbyi unknown[184] LC[184] Steady[184]
Australian brushturkey Alectura lathami unknown[185] LC[185] Decrease[185]
Sand partridge Ammoperdix heyi unknown[186] LC[186] Steady[186]
White-cheeked partridge Arborophila atrogularis unknown[187] LC[187] Decrease[187]
Bar-backed partridge Arborophila brunneopectus unknown[188] LC[188] Decrease[188]
Malay partridge

(Malayan partridge)

 Arborophila campbelli unknown[189] LC[189] Decrease[189]
Bornean partridge

(Red-breasted partridge)

 Arborophila hyperythra unknown[190] LC[190] Decrease[190]
Chestnut-bellied partridge Arborophila javanica unknown[191] LC[191] Decrease[191]
Tan-breasted partridge

(Roll's partridge)

 Arborophila rolli unknown[192] LC[192] Decrease[192]
Red-billed partridge Arborophila rubrirostris unknown[193] LC[193] Decrease[193]
Rufous-throated partridge Arborophila rufogularis unknown[194] LC[194] Decrease[194]
Sumatran partridge Arborophila sumatrana unknown[195] LC[195] Decrease[195]
Hill partridge Arborophila torqueola unknown[196] LC[196] Steady[196]
Mountain bamboo partridge Bambusicola fytchii unknown[197] LC[197] Decrease[197]
Taiwan bamboo partridge Bambusicola sonorivox unknown[198] LC[198] Steady[198]
Chinese bamboo partridge Bambusicola thoracicus unknown[199] LC[199] Decrease[199]
White-throated francolin Campocolinus albogularis unknown[200] LC[200] Steady[200]
Coqui francolin Campocolinus coqui unknown[201] LC[201] Steady[201]
Schlegel's francolin Campocolinus schlegelii unknown[202] LC[202] Steady[202]
Sickle-winged guan Chamaepetes goudotii unknown[203] LC[203] Decrease[203]
Lady Amherst's pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae unknown[204] LC[204] Decrease[204]
Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus unknown[205] LC[205] Decrease[205]
Blue eared-pheasant Crossoptilon auritum unknown[206] LC[206] Decrease[206]
Rain quail Coturnix coromandelica unknown[207] LC[207] Steady[207]
Harlequin quail Coturnix delegorguei unknown[208] LC[208] Steady[208]
Stubble quail Coturnix pectoralis unknown[209] LC[209] Increase[209]
Black curassow Crax alector unknown[210] LC[210] Decrease[210]
White eared-pheasantCrossoptilon crossoptilonunknown[211]LC[211]Steady[211]
Montezuma quail Cyrtonyx montezumae unknown[212] LC[212] Decrease[212]
Painted francolin Francolinus pictus unknown[213] LC[213] Decrease[213]
Chinese francolin Francolinus pintadeanus unknown[214] LC[214] Steady[214]
Sri Lanka spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata unknown[215] LC[215] Decrease[215]
Painted spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata unknown[216] LC[216] Steady[216]
Red spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea unknown[217] LC[217] Steady[217]
Red junglefowlGallus gallusunknown[218]LC[218]Decrease[218]
Sri Lanka junglefowl Gallus lafayettii unknown[219] LC[219] Steady[219]
Grey junglefowl Gallus sonneratii unknown[220] LC[220] Decrease[220]
Green junglefowl Gallus varius unknown[221] LC[221] Steady[221]
Southern crested guineafowl Guttera edouardi unknown[222] LC[222] Decrease[222]
Eastern crested guineafowl Guttera pucherani unknown[223] LC[223] Decrease[223]
Western crested guineafowl Guttera verreauxi unknown[224] LC[224] Decrease[224]
Crimson-headed partridgeHaematortyx sanguinicepsunknown[225]LC[225]Steady[225]
Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus unknown[226] LC[226] Decrease[226]
Snow partridge Lerwa lerwa unknown[227] LC[227] Decrease[227]
Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus unknown[228] LC[228] Decrease[228]
Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelanos unknown[229] LC[229] Decrease[229]
Silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera unknown[230] LC[230] Decrease[230]
Sclater's monalLophophorus sclateriunknown[231]LC[231]Decrease[231]
Madagascar partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis unknown[232] LC[232] Decrease[232]
Philippine scrubfowl

(Philippine megapode)

 Megapodius cumingii unknown[233] LC[233] Decrease[233]
Nocturnal curassow Nothocrax urumutum unknown[234] LC[234] Decrease[234]
Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris unknown[235] LC[235] Steady[235]
Stripe-faced wood quail Odontophorus balliviani unknown[236] LC[236] Decrease[236]
Spot-winged wood quail Odontophorus capueira unknown[237] LC[237] Decrease[237]
Rufous-fronted wood quail Odontophorus erythrops unknown[238] LC[238] Decrease[238]
Marbled wood quail Odontophorus gujanensis unknown[239] LC[239] Decrease[239]
Starred wood quail Odontophorus stellatus unknown[240] LC[240] Decrease[240]
East Brazilian chachalaca Ortalis araucuan unknown[241] LC[241] Decrease[241]
Chaco chachalaca Ortalis canicollis unknown[242] LC[242] Decrease[242]
Colombian chachalaca Ortalis columbiana unknown[243] LC[243] Decrease[243]
Chestnut-winged chachalaca Ortalis garrula unknown[244] LC[244] Steady[244]
Speckled chachalaca Ortalis guttata unknown[245] LC[245] ?[245]
White-bellied chachalacaOrtalis leucogastraunknown[246]LC[246]Decrease[246]
Little chachalaca Ortalis motmot unknown[247] LC[247] Decrease[247] Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the chestnut-headed chachalaca (O. ruficeps), from this one.[1]

IUCN/BirdLife International place both species within O. motmot.[5]
Rufous-vented chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda unknown[248] LC[248] Steady[248]
Scaled chachalaca Ortalis squamata unknown[249] LC[249] Decrease[249]
Grey francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus unknown[250] LC[250] Steady[250]
Crested francolin Ortygornis sephaena unknown[251] LC[251] Steady[251]
Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus unknown[252] LC[252] Increase[252]
Forest francolin

(Latham's francolin)

 Peliperdix lathami unknown[253] LC[253] Decrease[253]
Red-faced guan Penelope dabbenei unknown[254] LC[254] Decrease[254]
Spix's guan Penelope jacquacu unknown[255] LC[255] Decrease[255]
Marail guan Penelope marail unknown[256] LC[256] Decrease[256]
Andean guan Penelope montagnii unknown[257] LC[257] Decrease[257]
Dusky-legged guan Penelope obscura unknown[258] LC[258] Decrease[258] Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the Yungas guan (P. bridgesi), from this one.[1]

IUCN/BirdLife International place both species within P. obscura.[5]
Rock bush quail Perdicula argoondah unknown[259] LC[259] Decrease[259]
Jungle bush quail Perdicula asiatica unknown[260] LC[260] Steady[260]
Painted bush quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha unknown[261] LC[261] Steady[261]
Daurian partridge Perdix dauurica unknown[262] LC[262] Decrease[262]
Tibetan partridge Perdix hodgsoniae unknown[263] LC[263] Steady[263]
Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor unknown[264] LC[264] Increase[264]
Blue-throated piping guan Pipile cumanensis unknown[265] LC[265] Decrease[265]
Grey peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum unknown[266] LC[266] Decrease[266]
Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant Polyplectron chalcurum unknown[267] LC[267] Decrease[267]
Red-billed spurfowl Pternistis adspersus unknown[268] LC[268] Steady[268]
Red-necked spurfowl Pternistis afer unknown[269] LC[269] Decrease[269]
Ahanta spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis unknown[270] LC[270] Decrease[270]
Double-spurred spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus unknown[271] LC[271] Decrease[271]
Cape spurfowl Pternistis capensis unknown[272] LC[272] Steady[272]
Chestnut-naped spurfowl Pternistis castaneicollis unknown[273] LC[273] Decrease[273]
Clapperton's spurfowl Pternistis clappertoni unknown[274] LC[274] Decrease[274]
Erckel's spurfowl Pternistis erckelii unknown[275] LC[275] Steady[275]
Hartlaub's spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi unknown[276] LC[276] Steady[276]
Hildebrandt's spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti unknown[277] LC[277] Steady[277]
Heuglin's spurfowl Pternistis icterorhynchus unknown[278] LC[278] Steady[278]
Jackson's spurfowl Pternistis jacksoni unknown[279] LC[279] Decrease[279]
Yellow-necked spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus unknown[280] LC[280] Decrease[280]
Natal spurfowl Pternistis natalensis unknown[281] LC[281] Steady[281]
Handsome spurfowl Pternistis nobilis unknown[282] LC[282] Decrease[282]
Grey-breasted spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus unknown[283] LC[283] Decrease[283]
Scaly spurfowl Pternistis squamatus unknown[284] LC[284] Decrease[284]
Swainson's spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii unknown[285] LC[285] Steady[285]
Stone partridge Ptilopachus petrosus unknown[286] LC[286] Steady[286]
Koklass pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha unknown[287] LC[287] Decrease[287]
Grey-winged francolin Scleroptila afra unknown[288] LC[288] Steady[288]
Elgon francolin Scleroptila elgonensis unknown[289] LC[289] Decrease[289]
Finsch's francolin Scleroptila finschi unknown[290] LC[290] Decrease[290]
Orange River francolin Scleroptila gutturalis unknown[291] LC[291] Steady[291]
Red-winged francolin Scleroptila levaillantii unknown[292] LC[292] Steady[292]
Shelley's francolin Scleroptila shelleyi unknown[293] LC[293] Decrease[293]
Ring-necked francolinScleroptila streptophoraunknown[294]LC[294]Decrease[294]
Whyte's francolin Scleroptila whytei unknown[295] LC[295] Steady[295]
African blue quail

(Blue quail)

 Synoicus adansonii unknown[296] LC[296] Steady[296]
Asian blue quail

(King quail)

 Synoicus chinensis unknown[297] LC[297] Steady[297]
Snow Mountain quail Synoicus monorthonyx unknown[298] LC[298] Steady[298] IUCN/BirdLife International place this species in genus Anurophasis.
Brown quail Synoicus ypsilophorus unknown[299] LC[299] Decrease[299]
Red-billed brushturkey Talegalla cuvieri unknown[300] LC[300] Decrease[300]
Black-billed capercaillie Tetrao urogalloides unknown[301] LC[301] Decrease[301]
Altai snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus unknown[302] LC[302] Decrease[302]
Himalayan snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis unknown[303] LC[303] Steady[303]
Tibetan snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus unknown[304] LC[304] Steady[304]
Chestnut-throated partridge

(Chestnut-throated monal-partridge)

 Tetraophasis obscurus unknown[305] LC[305] Decrease[305]
Buff-throated partridge

(Buff-throated monal-partridge)

 Tetraophasis szechenyii unknown[306] LC[306] Decrease[306]
Satyr tragopanTragopan satyraunknown[307]LC[307]Decrease[307]Population is "possibly in the tens, if not hundreds, of thousands," but given the lack of monitoring data, population is considered unknown.[307]
Green-legged partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus unknown[308] LC[308] Decrease[308]
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Populations of domestic Galliformes

Note that domestic subspecies are not evaluated by the IUCN.

More information Common name, Binomial name ...
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Domestic guinea fowl Numidia meleagris domesticus ? NE NA Domestic geese (Anseriformes) and guinea fowl together amounted to 364 million birds in 2020.[309] However, the FAO database reports over 375 million domestic geese alone for 2020[310], so it is difficult to infer this population value.
Domestic turkeyMeleagris gallopavo domesticus450,000,000[310]NENASubspecies of wild turkey.Turkeys at Polyface Farm
ChickenGallus gallus domesticus

(sometimes, G. domesticus)[311]

 33,000,000,000[310]NENAThis is a subspecies of red junglefowl with attributes of other species.
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