PaleoDB taxon number: 39340
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix, Tetraonidae
Subtaxa: Afropavo, Agriocharis, Alectoris, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Ecology: volant granivore