After Sibley & Monroe, 1990, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992
<==o Tetraonidae (metsäkanat) |?- Canachites (Kuusipyyt) |?- Pedioecetes (Fasaanipyyt) |--o Dendragapus [Falcipennis??] (Tuhkapyyt) | |-- D. falcipennis (siperianpyy) | |--o D. canadensis (kanadanpyy) | | |-- D. c. canadensis (Spruce Grouse) | | `-- D. c. franklinii (Franklin's Grouse) | `--o D. obscurus (Tuhkapyy) | |-- D. o. fuliginosus (Sooty Grouse) | `-- D. o. obscurus (Dusky Grouse) |--o Lagopus (riekot) | |-- L. mutus (kiiruna) | |-- L. leucurus (valkopyrstöriekko) | `--o L. lagopus (riekko) | |-- L. l. lagopus (Willow Ptarmigan) | `-- L. l. scoticus (Red Grouse) |--o Tetrao (teeret) | |--+-- T. tetrix (teeri) | | `-- T. mlokosiewiczi (kaukasianteeri) | `--+-- T. urogallus (metso) | `-- T. parvirostris (siperianmetso) |--o Bonasa (Pyyt) | |-- B. bonasia (pyy) | |-- B. sewerzowi (kiinanpyy) | `-- B. umbellus (Röyhelöpyy) |-- Centrocercus urophasianus (Salviakana) `--o Tympanuchus (preeriakanat) |-- T. phasianellus (Suippopyrstökana) |-- T. cupido (preeriakana) `-- T. pallidicinctus (pikkupreeriakana)
Reference(s):
- Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196 - Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420 - Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990 - Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985 - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, J., BL., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. XXIV-1111