Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 - turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
Subfamily Phasianinae Vigors, 1825 - pheasants and partridges
Genus Alectoris Kaup, 1829
1 Alectoris graeca (Meisner, 1804) - rock partridge
2 Alectoris chukar (Gray, 1830) - chukar partridge
3 Alectoris magna (Przevalski, 1876) - Przevalski's partridge
4 Alectoris philbyi Lowe, 1934 - Philby's partridge
5 Alectoris barbara (Bonnaterre, 1792) - Barbary partridge
6 Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) - red-legged partridge
7 Alectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835) - Arabian partridge