The Galliformes are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution that, with the Anseriformes, belong to the branch Galloanserae. The group have more than 270 living species and includes the megapodes, chachalacas, guans, curassows, turkeys, grouse, New World quails, pheasants, partridges and guineafowl. They are, with Neoaves, the two main lineages of Neognathae. Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive and Paleofile.com websites. Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories Conservation status [v2017.3, the data is current as of May 8, 2018]: - extinct, - extinct in the wild - critically endangered - endangered - vulnerable - near threatened - least concern - data deficient - not evaluated Phylogeny Living Galliformes based on the work by John Boyd. Species Family †Gallinuloididae Lucas 1900 Genus †Gallinuloides Eastman 1900 †Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman 1900 Genus †Paraortygoides Mayr 2000 †Paraortygoides messelensis Mayr 2000 †Paraortygoides radagasti Dyke & Gulas 2002 Family †Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Genus †Pirortyx Brodkorb 1964 †Pirortyx major (Gaillard 1939) Brodkorb 1964 Genus †Scopelortyx Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015 †Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford & Senut 2015 Genus †Paraortyx Gaillard 1908 sensu Brodkorb 1964 †Paraortyx lorteti Gaillard 1908 †Paraortyx brancoi Gaillard 1908 Family †Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Genus †Taubacrex de Alvarenga 1988 †Taubacrex granivora de Alvarenga 1988 Genus †Ameripodius de Alvarenga 1995 †Ameripodius silvasantosi Alvarenga 1995 †Ameripodius alexis Mourer-Chauviré 2000 Genus †Quercymegapodius Mourer-Chauviré 1992 †Quercymegapodius depereti (Gaillard 1908) †Quercymegapodius brodkorbi Mourer-Chauviré 1992 Family †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré et Balouet 2005 Genus †Megavitiornis Worthy 2000 Noble megapode/deep-billed megapode, †Megavitiornis altirostris (Worthy 2000) Genus †Sylviornis Poplin 1980 New Caledonian giant megapode, †Sylviornis neocaledoniae Poplin 1980 Family Megapodiidae Lesson, 1831 Genus †Mwalau Worthy et al. 2015 †Mwalau walterlinii Worthy et al. 2015 Genus †Ngawupodius Boles & Ivison 1999 †Ngawupodius minya Boles & Ivison 1999 Tribe Alecturini Genus Aepypodius Oustalet 1880 Wattled brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) A. a. misoliensis Ripley 1957 (Misool wattled brushturkey) A. a. arfakianus (Salvadori 1877) (Arfak wattled brushturkey) Waigeo brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet 1880) B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(ii) Genus Alectura Gray 1831 Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami Gray 1831 A. l. purpureicollis (Le Souef 1898) (purple-pouched brushturkey) A. l. lathami Gray 1831 (yellow-pouched brushturkey) Genus Leipoa Gould 1840 Giant Malleefowl, †Leipoa gallinacea (de Vis 1888) Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata Gould 1840 A2bce+3ce+4bce Genus Talegalla Lesson 1828 Red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri Lesson 1828 T. c. cuvieri Lesson 1828 (Cuvier's brushturkey) T. c. granti Roselaar 1994 Black-billed brushturkey, Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 T. f. fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 T. f. occidentis