Tropicoperdix

Tropicoperdix
Green-legged partridge (T. chloropus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Genus:	Tropicoperdix Blyth, 1859
Type species
Tetrao charltonii Eyton, 1845
Species
Tropicoperdix charltonii Tropicoperdix chloropus

Tropicoperdix is a genus of three species of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. Although formerly classified in the now-defunct subfamily Perdicinae, phylogenetic evidence supports them being a sister group to the tribe Polyplectronini. ^{[1] [2] [3]} They are referred to as East Asian forest partridges.

Species

• Chestnut-necklaced partridge, Tropicoperdix charltonii
• Sabah partridge, Tropicoperdix graydoni
• Green-legged partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus

References

1. "Galliformes". bird-phylogeny (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
2. Kimball, Rebecca T.; Hosner, Peter A.; Braun, Edward L. (2021-05-01). "A phylogenomic supermatrix of Galliformes (Landfowl) reveals biased branch lengths" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 158: 107091. Bibcode:2021MolPE.15807091K. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107091. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   33545275. S2CID   231963063.
3. "H&M4 Checklist family by family - The Trust for Avian Systematics". www.aviansystematics.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

• International Ornithological Congress (July 25, 2020). "IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved July 25, 2020.