This order comprises the following families:

• Megapodiidae (megapodes)
  
• Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, curassows, Horned Guan)
  
• Numididae (guineafowl)
  
• Odontophoridae (New World quails, African stone partridges)
  
• Phasianidae (turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges)

Genus-level timetree of extant Galliformes including distribution data (Distribution Code) according to Chen et al. (2021). 

Species-level classification of extant Galliformes, mainly following Sangster et al., (2023). 

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