Order

Galliformes

18 species in 4 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 5 years (King quail) to 30 years (Red junglefowl).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

5–30 yr

Median GC

44.7%

Range 43.5–47.3%

Families

Largest: Phasianidae (15)

The Galliformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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4 families, by species count

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Top 5 and the shortest-lived

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Species in Galliformes

Gallus gallus	Red junglefowl	Phasianidae	30 yr	16,784 bp	45.95%
Phasianus colchicus	Common pheasant	Phasianidae	27 yr	16,692 bp	44.13%
Crax rubra	Great curassow	Cracidae	24 yr	16,666 bp	46.92%
Pavo cristatus	Indian peafowl	Phasianidae	23.2 yr	16,686 bp	44.49%
Chrysolophus amherstiae	Lady Amherst's pheasant	Phasianidae	19.6 yr	16,677 bp	44.72%
Polyplectron napoleonis	Palawan peacock-pheasant	Phasianidae	15 yr	16,710 bp	46.62%
Chrysolophus pictus	Golden pheasant	Phasianidae	13.4 yr	16,678 bp	44.81%
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild turkey	Phasianidae	13 yr	16,719 bp	43.51%
Alectura lathami	Australian brushturkey, or Brush turkey	Megapodiidae	12.5 yr	16,698 bp	47.32%
Lyrurus tetrix	Eurasian black grouse	Phasianidae	12.2 yr	16,677 bp	43.80%
Lagopus muta	Rock ptarmigan	Phasianidae	11.7 yr	16,683 bp	43.94%
Syrmaticus reevesii	Reeves's pheasant	Phasianidae	9.2 yr	16,678 bp	45.35%
Lagopus lagopus	Willow ptarmigan	Phasianidae	9 yr	16,677 bp	44.09%
Tetrastes bonasia	Hazel grouse	Phasianidae	7.2 yr	16,673 bp	44.09%
Colinus virginianus	Northern bobwhite	Odontophoridae	6.4 yr	16,702 bp	45.23%
Coturnix japonica	Japanese quail	Phasianidae	6 yr	16,697 bp	44.42%
Perdix perdix	Grey partridge	Phasianidae	5.2 yr	16,699 bp	45.67%
Excalfactoria chinensis	King quail	Phasianidae	5 yr	16,687 bp	44.63%