Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
26 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Douglas, 1829)

Habitat
Temperate forest and shrubland. From 500 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada, Mexico, USA (B).

Population
Estimated population is 160,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

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) [XC408812]
by Diana Doyle from Chilao Visitor Center, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, CA, United States (song, calling whilst foraging)

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.
confinis Anthony, 1889 - Northern Baja California, Mexico.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) - 10 files

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