Galliformes is an order of birds containing turkeys, grouse, chickens, quails, and pheasants. About 256 species are found worldwide. These birds vary in size from the diminutive Asian Blue Quail (Coturnix chinensis) at 12.5 centimetres (5 in) long and weighing 28 to 40 grams (1 to 1.4 oz) to the largest extant Galliform species, the North American Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), wild specimens of which may weigh as much as 14 kilograms (about 30.5 lb) and may exceed 120 centimetres (47 in).… (More on Galliformes)