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Montezuma Quail / Cyrtonyx montezumae

Montezuma Quail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMearn's Quail, Harlequin Quail, Massena Partridge, Mearns' Quail, Mearns's Quail, Mearn's Partridge, Montezuma's Quail, Mearn‘s quail
Old latin name for birdOrtyx montezumae
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyNew World Quail / Odontophoridae
GenusCyrtonyx
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionsw US, Mexico

Montezuma Quail bird sounds *

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    Call, female, interaction calls of female and male, male, mechanical like wing s, © Richard E. Webster
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    Call, female, male, male hoot, song, © Richard E. Webster
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    Call on flushing, © Richard E. Webster
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Female-male duet and/or interactions between pairs, © Richard E. Webster
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    Contact call, © Richard E. Webster
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    Call on flushing, © Richard E. Webster
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    Female-male duet and/or interactions between and within pairs; contact calls, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
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    Female-male duet and/or interactions between and within pairs, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Ocellated Quail

Where to see Montezuma Quail

Montezuma Quail subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsisw USA and n Mexico-No
Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumaec Mexico-No
Cyrtonyx montezumae rowleyiOaxaca (s Mexico)-No
Cyrtonyx montezumae salleiMichoacán and Guerrero (sw Mexico)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliভমে঳ুভা ফমটযা
Catalancolí de Moctezuma
Chinese彩鹑
Chinese (Traditional)彩鶉
CroatianMontezumska prepelica, šarena prepelica
Czechkřepel harlekýn, Krepel harlekýn
DanishMontezumavagtel
DutchMontezumabergkwartel, Massenakwartel, Montezuma-kwartel, Montezumakwartel
EsperantoMontezuma koturno
Estonianmehhiko maskvutt
Finnishmontezumanviiriäinen
FrenchColin arlequin, Colin de Masséna, Colin de Montezuma
GermanMontezumawachtel, Massenawachtel, Massena-Wachtel
Hungarianpettyes fogasfürj
IcelandicTrúðhæna
ItalianQuaglia di Montezuma
Japaneseシロマダラウズラ
LatvianMontesumas paipala
LithuanianMontesumos verkiančioji putpelė
NorwegianAztekvaktel, aztekvaktel
Norwegian NynorskAztekvaktel
Polishprzepiór perlisty
Portuguesecolim-arlequim, colim-de-montezuma, codorniz-asteca
Russianплачущий перепел Монтезумы, Плачущий перепел Монтесумы, Плачущий перепел, Монтезумская куропатка-арлекин
SerbianMontezumina prepelica
Slovakprepelka kráľovská
SpanishCodorniz Arlequín, Codorniz de Montezuma, Colín de Moctezuma, Codorniz de Moctezuma, Codorniz Moctezuma
Swedishmontezumavaktel
TurkishSoytarı Kolin
Ukrainianперепелиця-клоун мексиканська