Banded Quail
Philortyx fasciatus(Gould, J, 1844)
English (US) Banded Quail
The Banded Quail (Philortyx fasciatus) 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.
Range: arid western Mexico (southwestern Jalisco to southeastern Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Philortyx fasciatus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Banded Quail
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortyx fasciatus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
- Type locality
- California, error = Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.128 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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