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Montezuma Quail
Cyrtonyx montezumae
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Diana Doyle (XC505242). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
yellow nutsedgeCyperus esculentus
Rusby's FlatsedgeCyperus sphaerolepis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 27,634 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,493 |
| New Mexico | 1,356 |
| Arizona | 569 |
| Mexico | 273 |
| Chihuahua | 78 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 25 |
| Guanajuato | 25 |
| Jalisco | 25 |
| Sonora | 25 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Landfowl · Galliformes |
| Family | New World Quails · Odontophoridae |
| Genus | Montezuma and Ocellated Quails · Cyrtonyx |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Montezuma Quail with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.