Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: New World Quail :: Singing Quail

Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus

Described by: Gambel (1848)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

No photographs are available for this species

Range

Central America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Ce. Mexico (se. San Luis Potosi and sw. Tamaulipas).
(2) Ec. Mexico (ne. Puebla and c. Veracruz).
(3) Wc. Mexico (Jalisco) and possibly Colima.
(4) Sc. Mexico (c. Guerrero).
(5) S. Mexico (se. Oaxaca and w. Chiapas).
(6) S. Mexico (w. Chiapas).
(7) S. Mexico (c. Chiapas).
(8) S. Mexico (mountains of c. Chiapas).
(9) S. Mexico (Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Chiapas).
(10) Se. Mexico (Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo), n. Guatemala and possibly Belize.
(11) Se. Mexico (sc. Quintana Roo).
(12) W. Guatemala.
(13) C. El Salvador (Volcan de San Miguel).
(14) N. El Salvador to s. Honduras (Mt. Cacaguatique).
(15) S. Honduras (Tegucigalpa Department).
(16) Honduras (San Juancito Mountains).
(17) Ec. Honduras (Olancho Department).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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