Galliform
order of birds
galliform, (order Galliformes), any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl-like or chickenlike) birds. The order includes about 290 species, of which the best-known are the turkeys, chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and peacock (Phasianidae); guinea fowl (Numididae); and grouse (Tetraonidae). Lesser-known members of the order are the megapodes and the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. Although the hoatzin is treated here with the Galliformes, most taxonomists have assigned it to the family Opisthocomidae (order Cuculiformes).
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