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The Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) is a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and some nearby parts of the United States. It is also known as Mearns's quail , the harlequin quail (for the male's striking pattern), and the fool quail (for its behavior).
Cyrtonyx is a bird genus in the New World quail family Odontophoridae. The genus Cyrtonyx was introduced in 1844 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould. [1] The name combines the Ancient Greek kurtos meaning "curved" and onux meaning "nail" or "claw". [2] The type species is the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae). [3]
C. g. stephensi Phillips 1959 (Stephen's Gambel's quail) Cyrtonyx Gould 1844 †Cyrtonyx cooki Gutierrez et al. 1981; Ocellated quail, Cyrtonyx ocellatus (Gould 1837) Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae (Vigors 1830) C. m. mearnsi Nelson 1900 (Mearns's Montezuma quail) C. m. montezumae (Vigors 1830) (Massena harlequin quail)
The king quail, an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption , and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population ...
Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae (Vigors 1830) LC. C. m. mearnsi Nelson 1900 (Mearns's Montezuma quail) C. m. montezumae (Vigors 1830) (Massena harlequin quail) C. m. rowleyi Phillips 1966; C. m. sallei Verreaux 1859 (Salle's Montezuma/spot-breasted quail) NT; Genus Dactylortyx (Gambel 1848)Ogilvie-Grant 1893. Singing quail, Dactylortyx ...
Marbled wood-quail, Odontophorus gujanensis NT; Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae LC (Merriam's Montezuma quail C. m. merriami: E) Mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus LC; Northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus NT (Masked bobwhite C. v. ridgwayi : E) Ocellated quail, Cyrtonyx ocellatus VU; Scaled quail, Callipepla squamata LC; Singing quail ...
Salle's quail was originally listed as a subspecies of the Montezuma quail, although the general coloration, behavior, and range revealed a potential need for re-classification. It was then brought upwards to its now standing taxonomic rank, being species. Many sources and individuals still believe it is a subspecies even today.
Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) date uncertain Mexico: meat, eggs, feathers, pets 2b Galliformes: Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) date uncertain Ethiopia: meat, pest control, pets 2b Galliformes: Harlequin (Coturnix delegorguei), rain (C. coromandelica) and stubble quails (C. pectoralis) date uncertain Africa, India, Australia