Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) [XC329439]
by Frank Lambert from Mile 0.75, Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, United States (call)
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) [XC239475]
by Frank Lambert from Winston Springs, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, United States (call)
Subspecies
Subspecies palmeri considered synonymous with nominate.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
pictus (Douglas, 1829) - South-western Washington to central California, western USA. Also (probably introduced) Vancouver I, south-western Canada, and western Washington, north-western USA.
plumifer (Gould, 1837) - Southern Washington to western Nevada and north-eastern and north-central California, western USA.
russelli Miller, AH, 1946 - Southern California, western USA.
eremophilus van Rossem, 1937 - Southern and west-central California and south-western Nevada, western USA, to extreme northern Baja California, north-western Mexico.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet