Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
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About Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Turkey-like birds
- Family: New World Quail
The mountain quail is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. This species is the only one in the genus Oreortyx, which is sometimes included in Callipepla. This is not appropriate, however, as the mountain quail's ancestors diverged from other New World quails earlier than the bobwhites, no later than 6 mya.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2000-08-06
Yolla Bolla Wilderness, United States of AmericaSeen mostly next to the road on the way up the hill. -
2019-05-18
Yosemite National Park, United States of America -
2020-07-19
Lassen Volcanic National Park, United States of America -
2021-07-23
Big Bend Yuba River, United States of America
