Gray partridge, keklik, turach, peacock are the birds of the family of pheasant

Birds of the family pheasant are representatives of birds of small and medium size. From the grouse they differ naked in the plus (part of the leg from the shin to the toes) or plumage in its upper part. In addition, they have longer legs, which allows them to run fast. Pheasants mostly collect food on the ground, while they can dig up the soil. They glue the fodder only from those bushes to which they reach the beak. Nest all the birds of the pheasant family exclusively on the ground. They live in the steppes, mountains, deserts and forests. Many species prefer shrub thickets. Most of them lead a sedentary lifestyle, but there are also those who wander or fly away during the winter.

Birds of the pheasant family belong to the largest group of Chicken, which has 174 species. This includes all the representatives of quails, partridges, pheasants, turkas, ulars, wild hens and peacocks. For example, the stone partridge (keklik) is a typical resident of the mountains with peculiar habits. She is very careful and quick movements. And her strong legs with developed muscles allow the bird to run fast. In addition, it has strong muscles on the chest and short, but wide wings, which provides rapid takeoff. Throughout his life the cactus is on the ground, only in extreme cases he sits on bushes or trees. It is distributed from the Sinai peninsula, the Balkans and the Alps to the Himalayas and China. It also lives in Central Asia, the Altai and the Caucasus.

Turach is another land bird of the pheasant family. In size, it is slightly larger than the partridge, but it resembles pheasants by habits. In danger, he runs perfectly, stretching his neck and often moving his head, then he takes off with a candle and, having overcome several meters in flight, lands in the thickets and again escapes. The male is painted in black tones. On the wings and back he has a longitudinal brownish-red pattern. On the underside of the body are round and white pestriny. And on the tail and waist - transverse white stripes. The beak of the bird is also black, and the legs are red. The female's tone is more pale. Turach prefers the plains. It inhabits dense thickets of blackberry, camel thorn, tamarisk and so on.

Banking cock is a forest bird of the pheasant family. He is a representative of shrubby chickens, common in South Asia and India. In size it is slightly smaller than our black grouse. Males differ bare cheeks, fleshy high crest and ear earrings. Loin, front part of back, neck and head are orange-red. On the back, the color turns into purple-red, and the tail and wings shimmer with greenish-black hues.

Peacock ordinary is one of the largest representatives of the order Chicken. These birds of the pheasant family are distinguished by a long neck, strong physique, a small head with a peculiar crest, high legs, short wings and a middle tail. For males, tail feathers are characteristic, which forms a luxurious, fan-blown peacock tail. And thanks to the brilliant plumage with a combination of green, blue and red tones, this bird is considered the most beautiful of all birds. The peacock is spread in Ceylon and in India. He loves to live in large forests among shrub thickets. Despite his long tail, he runs perfectly and deftly makes his way among the thick bushes.