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Galliformes
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Galliformes

Order of fowl-like birds which include seven families: Phasianidae, pheasants, partridges, and quails; Tetraonidae, grouse; Megapodiidae, mound-makers; Cracidae, curassows and guans; Numididae, guinea fowl; Opisthocomidae, the hoatzin; and Meleagrididae, turkeys. They are a widespread group, being found in almost every part of the world.



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Avian serosurveys showed highest antibody prevalence rates among resident columbiform and galliform species, which produce moderate-to-low viremias and do not die from infection (26).
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Scientists have disagreed most recently over whether hoatzins are closer to cuckoos or to galliforms such as pheasants, chickens, and turkeys.
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