Galliformes

Galliformes adalah satu order unggas buruan atau belaan berbadan besar yang mencari makan di daratan, yang mana termasuk ayam belanda, ayam-raya, ayam, pikau Dunia Baru dan Lama, ayam-salji, sang-seruk, burung kuang dan ayam-Amerika. Nama-nama biasa lain termasuk mergastua atau unggas buruan atau galliforms.

Galliformes Julat zaman: Eocene-Kini rekod mungkin Cretaceous Akhir
Ayam hutan Kelabu jantan, Gallus sonneratii
Pengelasan saintifik
Alam:	Haiwan
Filum:	Chordata
Kelas:	Burung

Rujukan

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• Crowe, Timothy M.; Bloomer, Paulette; Randi, Ettore; Lucchini, Vittorio; Kimball, Rebecca T.; Braun, Edward L. & Groth, Jeffrey G. (2006a): Supra-generic cladistics of landfowl (Order Galliformes). Acta Zoologica Sinica 52(Supplement): 358–361. PDF fulltext
• Crowe, Timothy M.; Bowie, Rauri C.K.; Bloomer, Paulette; Mandiwana, Tshifhiwa G.; Hedderson, Terry A.J.; Randi, Ettore; Pereira, Sergio L. & Wakeling, Julia (2006b): Phylogenetics, biogeography and classification of, and character evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes): effects of character exclusion, data partitioning and missing data. Cladistics 22(6): 495–532. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00120.x PDF fulltext Diarkibkan 2008-12-17 di Wayback Machine
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Pautan luar

• The World Pheasant Association - The ultimate authority on Galliformes
• Gamebird Journal - An Online Magazine Devoted To The Gamebird Enthusiast Diarkibkan 2015-08-01 di Wayback Machine
• Galliformes - Conservation and aviculture