Subfamily Phasianinae Horsfield 1821 (pheasant)
Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 98839
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. Watanabe et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Agriocharis, Alectoris, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianus, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Archaeophasianus, Coturnicini, Gallini, Lophophorini, Pavonini, Phasianini, Polyplectronini, Tetraonini
Ecology: volant granivore