phasianid

Definitions of phasianid

1. noun

   a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
   types:

   pheasant

   large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere

   quail

   small gallinaceous game birds

   partridge

   small Old World gallinaceous game birds

   Phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant

   common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring

   Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl, afropavo

   both sexes are brightly colored

   argus, argus pheasant

   large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

   Chrysolophus pictus, golden pheasant

   brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia

   bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge

   a popular North American game bird; named for its call

   Old World quail

   small game bird with a rounded body and small tail

   monal, monaul

   brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia

   bird of Juno, peafowl

   very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird

   California quail, Lofortyx californicus

   plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon

   tragopan

   brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head

   Hungarian partridge, Perdix perdix, gray partridge, grey partridge

   common European partridge

   Alectoris ruffa, red-legged partridge

   common western European partridge with red legs

   Alectoris graeca, Greek partridge, rock partridge

   of mountainous areas of southern Europe

   Oreortyx picta palmeri, mountain partridge, mountain quail

   California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail

   type of:

   game bird

   any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport