Cyrtonyx | |
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Cyrtonyx montezumae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Odontophoridae |
Genus: |
Cyrtonyx Gould, 1844 |
Type species | |
Ortyx montezumae
Vigors, 1830
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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]
The genus contains three species: [4] [5]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Montezuma quail | Cyrtonyx montezumae | Mexico, Southwest United States | |
Ocellated quail | Cyrtonyx ocellatus | Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua | |
Salle's quail | Cyrtonyx sallei | Michoacán, Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, Mexico |