Galliformes
New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
HBW 2, p. 412
- Fairly small terrestrial birds with compact body, strong legs, and short wings.
- Neotropical and Nearctic Regions.
- Tropical, subtropical and temperate forests, forest edge, savanna and agricultural land, from sea-level to 3300 m.
- 9 genera, 32 species, 139 taxa.
- 5 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 5 1 2 2 4 1 Bearded Tree-quail (Dendrortyx barbatus)
- 2 1 1 8 2 Long-tailed Tree-quail (Dendrortyx macroura)
- 1 1 8 3 Buffy-crowned Tree-quail (Dendrortyx leucophrys)
- 4 1 1 2 8 4 Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
- 7 4 3 8 5 Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata)
- 3 2 1 8 6 Elegant Quail (Callipepla douglasii)
- 34 12 22 8 7 California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- 24 16 8 8 8 Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
- 0 8 9 Barred Quail (Philortyx fasciatus)
- 13 7 6 8 10 Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- 4 2 2 8 11 Black-throated Bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis)
- 8 1 5 2 8 12 Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus)
- 0 8 12 Spot-bellied Bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon)
- 29 1 5 23 8 13 Marbled Wood-quail (Odontophorus gujanensis)
- 10 1 3 6 8 14 Spot-winged Wood-quail (Odontophorus capueira)
- 0 8 15 Black-eared Wood-quail (Odontophorus melanotis)
- 3 1 1 1 8 16 Rufous-fronted Wood-quail (Odontophorus erythrops)
- 3 2 1 4 17 Black-fronted Wood-quail (Odontophorus atrifrons)
- 1 1 6 18 Chestnut Wood-quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus)
- 14 1 7 6 4 19 Dark-backed Wood-quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)
- 2 2 8 20 Rufous-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus speciosus)
- 0 4 21 Tacarcuna Wood-quail (Odontophorus dialeucos)
- 2 1 1 3 22 Gorgeted Wood-quail (Odontophorus strophium)
- 1 1 6 23 Venezuelan Wood-quail (Odontophorus columbianus)
- 0 8 24 Black-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus)
- 0 8 25 Stripe-faced Wood-quail (Odontophorus balliviani)
- 1 1 8 26 Starred Wood-quail (Odontophorus stellatus)
- 2 1 1 8 27 Spotted Wood-quail (Odontophorus guttatus)
- 4 2 2 8 28 Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus)
- 3 2 1 8 29 Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae)
- 0 6 30 Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus)
- 3 1 2 8 31 Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus)
Family statistics
9 genera, 32 species
| 183 files covering | |
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| 8 genera | (89%) |
| 25 species | (78%) |

