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 LC    Long-tailed Wood-Partridge* Id (Atlas):
    Dendrortyx macroura Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Long-tailed Wood-Partridge, Long-tailed Tree-Quail, Long-tailed Tree-Partridge, Long-tailed Wood Partridge

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
38 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jardine & Selby, 1828)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,500 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)
Mexico (B).

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, rollicking whistle, 'whip-er-will-a', repeated rapidly.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

 
Long-tailed Wood Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) [XC351629]
     by Frank Lambert from High NE slope Volcan de Fuego, Jalisco, Mexico (call, song)

 
Long-tailed Wood Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) [XC747537]
     by Manuel Grosselet from La Cima, DF. Tlalpan (near Parres), Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

  • macroura (Jardine & Selby, 1828)   -  México (state) and Veracruz, east-central Mexico.
  • diversus Friedmann, 1943   -  North-western Jalisco, west-central Mexico.
  • griseipectus Nelson, 1897   -  Pacific slope in México, Distrito Federal and Morelos, central Mexico.
  • striatus Nelson, 1897   -  Southern Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero, west-central Mexico.
  • inesperatus Phillips, AR, 1966   -  Chilbancingo and Guerrero, southern Mexico.
  • oaxacae Nelson, 1897   -  Western Oaxaca, southern Mexico.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Long-tailed Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) - 10 files


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