Phasianidae is a bird family that consists of pheasants, partridges, jungle fowl, old world quail, francolin, monals, and peafowl.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Sub phylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Order: Galiformes Family: Phasiandae Sub Family: Phasianinae Genus: Gallus Species: Gallus Gallus
Genus & species of Peafowl are Pavo cristus. They are of the family Phasiandae of the order Galiformes.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Sub phylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Order: Galiformes Family: Phasiandae Sub Family: Phasianinae Genus: Gallus Species: Gallus Gallus
Wild turkey is Order Galliformes. Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasiandae Subfamily: Meleagridinae Genus: Meleagris Species: Meleagris gallopavo
Yes, just as you could eat other bird.
No- They both come from the same family, and some (like white coturnix)look rather similar in body and beakshape, but they are completely different birds. Quail have different plumage, and cannot fly as well as pigeons, as they have very strong wing muscles built to take off quickly and fly over short distances, whereas pigeons can fly as well as most other columbiformes.