Ocellated Quail
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| Ocellated Quail | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Cyrtonyx |
| Species: | C. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtonyx ocellatus (Gould, 1837) |
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The Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is extremely similar to the Montezuma Quail and some authorities consider them to be conspecific.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Cyrtonyx ocellatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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