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 LC    Singing Quail* Id (Atlas):
    Dactylortyx thoracicus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Singing Quail, Long toed Quail/Partridge

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
22 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gambel, 1848)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 500,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
An ascending series of loud notes, then 'which-wheela', repeated.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

 
Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) [XC96749]
     by Frank Lambert from Mexico, Chiapas El Triunfo, Mexico (song)

 
Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) [XC334836]
     by Pritam Baruah from Campamento El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
As many as ten subspecies of doubtful validity.

The following 17 subspecies are recognised:

  • pettingilli Warner & Harrell, 1957   -  South-eastern San Luis Potosí­ and south-western Tamaulipas, central-eastern Mexico.
  • thoracicus (Gambel, 1848)   -  North-eastern Puebla and central Veracruz, east-central Mexico.
  • devius Nelson, 1898   -  Jalisco, west-central Mexico.
  • melodus Warner & Harrell, 1957   -  Central Guerrero, south-central Mexico.
  • ginetensis Warner and Harrell, 1957   -  South-eastern Oaxaca and western Chiapas, southern Mexico.
  • edwardsi Warner and Harrell, 1957   -  Western Chiapas, southern Mexico.
  • chiapensis Nelson, 1898   -  Central Chiapas, southern Mexico.
  • moorei Warner and Harrell, 1957   -  Mountains of central Chiapas, southern Mexico.
  • dolichonyx Warner & Harrell, 1957   -  Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Chiapas, southern Mexico.
  • sharpei Nelson, 1903   -  South-eastern Mexico (Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo) and northern Guatemala; possibly also Belize.
  • paynteri Warner & Harrell, 1955   -  South-central Quintana Roo, south-eastern Mexico.
  • calophonus Warner and Harrell, 1957   -  Western Guatemala.
  • salvadoranus Dickey & van Rossem, 1928   -  Volcán de San Miguel, El Salvador.
  • taylori van Rossem, 1932   -  Mt Cacaguatique, El Salvador.
  • fuscus Conover, 1937   -  Tegucigalpa Department, Honduras.
  • rufescens Warner and Harrell, 1957   -  San Juancito Mts, Honduras.
  • conoveri Warner & Harrell, 1957   -  Olancho Department, Honduras.



References
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Files:
JPG files for Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) - 10 files


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