New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) - HBW 2, p. 423
French: Colin des montagnes
German: Bergwachtel
Spanish: Colín Serrano
Taxonomy: Ortyx picta Douglas, 1829, New California = Linn Co., Oregon, USA.
Race palmeri considered synonymous with nominate. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pictus (Douglas, 1829) - SW Washington to C California, W USA; also (probably introduced) Vancouver I, SW Canada, and W Washington, NW USA.
- plumiferus (Gould, 1938) - S Washington to W Nevada and NE & NC California, W USA.
- russelli Miller, 1946 - S California, W USA.
- pictus (Douglas, 1829) - SW Washington to C California, W USA; also (probably introduced) Vancouver I, SW Canada, and W Washington, NW USA.
- plumiferus (Gould, 1938) - S Washington to W Nevada and NE & NC California, W USA.
- russelli Miller, 1946 - S California, W USA.
- eremophila van Rossem, 1937 - S & WC California and SW Nevada, W USA, to extreme N Baja California, NW Mexico.
- confinis Anthony, 1889 - N Baja California, Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird with four youngs, preening and shaking its plumage Locality Butterbredt Springs, California, USA (United States)
Paul Clarke 22 June 2001 4 years ago 31 sec 4.6 -
An adult dust bathing Locality USA (United States)
Leslie Lieurance 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 4.6
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An adult bird standing on the ground.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 8 October 2009 2 years ago 3
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Calling, very close Locality Sierra County, California, USA (United States)
(ssp plumiferus)
Andrew_Davis 9 June 2005 2 years ago 3
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