New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Long-tailed Tree-quail (Dendrortyx macroura) - HBW 2, p. 423
French: Colin à longue queue
German: Langschwanzwachtel
Spanish: Colín Rabudo
Other common names: Long tailed Tree partridge/Wood partridge
Taxonomy: Ortyx macroura Jardine and Selby, 1828, Mexico = Valley of Mexico.
Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- macroura (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - México (state) and Veracruz, EC Mexico.
- diversus Friedmann, 1943 - NW Jalisco, WC Mexico.
- griseipectus Nelson, 1897 - Pacific slope in México, Distrito Federal and Morelos, C Mexico.
- macroura (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - México (state) and Veracruz, EC Mexico.
- diversus Friedmann, 1943 - NW Jalisco, WC Mexico.
- griseipectus Nelson, 1897 - Pacific slope in México, Distrito Federal and Morelos, C Mexico.
- striatus Nelson, 1897 - S Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero, WC Mexico.
- inesperatus Phillips, 1966 - Chilbancingo and Guerrero, S Mexico.
- oaxacae Nelson, 1897 - W Oaxaca, S Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One bird out of a pair watched for half an hour (collage)
Locality La Cima, Mexico DF State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp griseipectus)
monicayhector 1 March 2006 2 years ago 1
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Song just after dusk in pine-oak forest. Locality Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp oaxacae)
Nick Athanas 20 March 2009 2 years ago 0
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