Long-tailed Wood Partridge
Dendrortyx macroura(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
English (US) Long-tailed Wood Partridge
The Long-tailed Wood Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) 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
- Dendrortyx macroura
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Wood Partridge
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrortyx macroura macroura
- Dendrortyx macroura griseipectus
- Dendrortyx macroura diversus
- Dendrortyx macroura striatus
- Dendrortyx macroura inesperatus
- Dendrortyx macroura oaxacae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortyx macroura
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 1 pl.38,49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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