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Argusianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Argusianus
Rafinesque, 1815

The genus Argusianus Rafinesque, 1815 consist of two species of spectaculary plumaged pheasants with greatly elongated secondaries and central tail feathers. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Megapodidae Numididae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Meleagrididae Tetraonidae Cracidae Mesitornithidae The Galliformes is an order of birds containing the turkeys, grouse, quails and pheasants. ... The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. ... C. S. Rafinesque Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783-September 18, 1840) was a nineteenth-century polymath who led a chaotic life. ... C. S. Rafinesque Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783-September 18, 1840) was a nineteenth-century polymath who led a chaotic life. ... Genera Ithaginis Catreus Rheinartia Crossoptilon Lophura Argusianus Pucrasia Syrmaticus Chrysolophus Phasianus † See also partridge, quail Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. ...


The Double-banded Argus is known only from the portion of a single primary feather and is almost certainly invalid.


Species

  • Great Argus, Argusianus argus
  • Double-banded Argus, Argusianus bipunctatus

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Argus Pheasants: a type of bird in the family Phasianidae and is closely related to pheasants and peacocks. (147 words)
The Argus is a type of bird in the family Phasianidae and is closely related to pheasants and peacocks.
There are two genera of birds that are considered Arguses: Rheinartia and Argusianus.
Argusianus also has a mysterious second species that is sometime thought to have gone extinct, but most likely is based on a simple aberration.
Argus (bird) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (84 words)
The Argus is a type of bird in the family Phasianidae and is closely related to pheasants and peacocks.
There are two genera of birds that are considered Arguses: Rheinartia and Argusianus.
Argusianus also has an unverified third subspecies that is thought to have gone extinct.
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