Rollulinae
Sign in to saveRollulinae is a bird subfamily containing the jungle and wood partridges. They are sister to all other members of the family Phasianidae, having diverged during the late Eocene or early Oligocene, about 30-35 million years ago. Many taxonomists formerly placed this subfamily within the Perdicinae, but more recent studies have affirmed its existence, and it is accepted by taxonomic authorities such as the International Ornithological Congress.
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Rollulinae is a bird subfamily containing the jungle and wood partridges. They are sister to all other members of the family Phasianidae, having diverged during the late Eocene or early Oligocene, about 30-35 million years ago. Many taxonomists formerly placed this subfamily within the Perdicinae, but more recent studies have affirmed its existence, and it is accepted by taxonomic authorities such as the International Ornithological Congress.
Members of this family are mostly found in east and southeast Asia, but a single genus, which is sister to all other genera in the family, contains two species endemic to two mountain ranges in Tanzania.