Montezuma Quail
Cyrtonyx montezumae(Vigors, NA, 1830)
English (US) Montezuma Quail
The Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyrtonyx montezumae
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Montezuma Quail
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
- Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumae
- Cyrtonyx montezumae rowleyi
- Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortyx Montezumae
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1830)
- Type locality
- Mexico
- Original description
- The Zoological Journal 5, no.18 p.275
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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