Gallini is a tribe of bird in the subfamily Phasianinae. It includes the bamboo partridges, francolins and junglefowl (including the chicken). Members of this tribe are found in both Asia and tropical Africa. This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and has been accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.
Species ImageGenusLiving speciesBambusicola Mountain bamboo partridge, Bambusicola fytchii Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus Taiwan bamboo partridge, Bambusicola sonorivoxGallus Green junglefowl, Gallus varius Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus Domestic chicken, G. g. domesticus Grey junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii Sri Lanka junglefowl, Gallus lafayetiiPeliperdix Latham's francolin, Peliperdix lathamiOrtygornis Crested francolin, Ortygornis sephaena Grey francolin, Ortygornis pondicerianus Swamp francolin, Ortygornis gularisFrancolinus Chinese francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus Painted francolin, Francolinus pictusCampocolinus Coqui francolin, Campocolinus coqui White-throated francolin, Campocolinus albogularis Schlegel's francolin, Campocolinus schlegeliiScleroptila Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophora Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii Finsch's francolin, Scleroptila finschi Moorland francolin, Scleroptila psilolaema Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila afra Orange River francolin, Scleroptila gutturalis Shelley's francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi Whyte's francolin, Scleroptila whytei Elgon francolin, Scleroptila elgonensis
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