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Category. : Game birds. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Game birds. Common Pheasants. see also: Council Directive 79/409/EWG, Annex II (official european List of Game Birds)
Galliformes. Galliformes / ˌɡælɪˈfɔːrmiːz / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
A partridge is a medium-sized galliform bird in any of several genera, with a wide native distribution throughout parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. Several species have been introduced to the Americas. They are sometimes grouped in the Perdicinae subfamily of the Phasianidae (pheasants, quail, etc.). However, molecular research suggests that ...
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Wyoming. This list of birds of Wyoming includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wyoming by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) as of May 2021 with some additions from Avibase. [1] The list contains 452 species.
Upland game bird. Upland game bird is an American term which refers to non- waterfowl game birds in groundcover -rich terrestrial ecosystems above wetlands and riparian zones (i.e. "uplands"), which are commonly hunted with gun dogs ( pointing breeds, flushing spaniels and retrievers ). [1] [2]
The black grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix ), also known as northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame or blackcock, [ 4 ] is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, spanning across the Palearctic in moorland and steppe habitat when breeding, often near wooded areas. They will spend the winter perched in dense ...
Game or quarry is any wild animal hunted for animal products (primarily meat ), for recreation ("sporting"), or for trophies. [ 1] The species of animals hunted as game varies in different parts of the world and by different local jurisdictions, though most are terrestrial mammals and birds. Fish caught non- commercially ( recreational fishing ...
Gallidae. The Phasianidae are a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. [1] The family includes 185 species divided into 54 genera. It was formerly broken up into two subfamilies, the ...