Cyrtonyx
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. The name combines the Ancient Greek kurtos meaning "curved" and onux meaning "nail" or "claw". The type species is the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae).
Species
The genus contains three species:
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 |
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