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Oreortyx pictus
Oreortyx pictus,Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) has five subspecies.Quails are terrestrial birds that move and walk mainly on the ground. In late···
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Oreortyx pictus,Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) has five subspecies.Quails are terrestrial birds that move and walk mainly on the ground. In late···
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Odontophorus strophium,Gorgeted Wood-quail
Gorgeted Wood-quail, Odontophorus strophium and Gorgeted wood-quail, are typically active at dawn or dusk and live in family group···
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Odontophorus stellatus,starred wood quail
starred wood quail (Odontophorus stellatus, starred wood quail) is active at dawn or dusk, living in family units, usually in smal···
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Odontophorus speciosus,Rufous-breasted Wood-quail
Odontophorus speciosus and Rufous-breasted Wood-quail are active at dawn or dusk. They live in family groups of up to 12 individua···
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Odontophorus melanotis,Black-eared Wood-quail
Odontophorus melanotis, or Black-eared Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn or dusk, living in family groups of up to 12 individu···
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Odontophorus melanonotus,Dark-backed Wood-quail
melanonotus melanonotus, or Dark-backed Wood-quail, is active at dawn or dusk, living in family groups of up to 12 individuals. Th···
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Odontophorus leucolaemus,Black-breasted Wood-quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus and Black-breasted Wood-quail are active at dawn or dusk. They live in family groups of up to 12 quail. T···
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Odontophorus hyperythrus,chestnut wood quail
chestnut quail, whose scientific name is Odontophorus hyperythrus and whose foreign name is chestnut wood quail, is generally acti···
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Odontophorus guttatus,spotted wood quail
Known as Odontophorus guttatus and spotted wood quail, they are usually active at dawn or dusk, living in small groups of up to 12···
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Odontophorus gujanensis,Marbled Wood-quail
Odontophorus gujanensis, Marbled Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn or dusk, living in family units, usually in small groups of···
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Odontophorus erythrops,Rufous-fronted Wood-quail
Odontophorus erythrops, Rufous-fronted Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn or dusk, living in family units, usually in small gro···
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Odontophorus dialeucos,Tacarcuna wood quail
Odontophorus dialeucos and Tacarcuna wood quail are active at dawn or dusk. They live in family groups, usually in small groups of···
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Odontophorus columbianus,Venezuelan
Odontophorus columbianus, Venezuelan quins, are active at dawn or dusk and live in families in small groups of up to 12 quins. A g···
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Odontophorus capueira,Spot-winged Wood-quail
Known as Odontophorus capueira or Spot-winged Wood-quail, they are active at dawn or dusk. They live in families in small groups o···
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Odontophorus balliviani,Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Odontophorus balliviani, or Stripe-faced Wood-quail, is active at dawn or dusk and lives in family groups of up to 12 individuals.···
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Tacarcuna Wood-quail,Odontophorus dialeucos,Black-fronted Wood-quail,Black-fronted Wood Quail
Odontophorus atrifrons is a timid species and therefore one of the most difficult birds to study or even observe. Usually active a···
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Long-tailed Wood-partridge,Long-tailed Wood Partridge,Dendrortyx macroura
Dendrortyx macroura, Long-tailed wood-partridge, Long-tailed Wood Partridge, the specific habit is unknown. The breeding season oc···
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Dendrortyx leucophrys
Its scientific name is Dendrortyx leucophrys, but its specific habits are unknown. The breeding season is from February to April. ···
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Dendrortyx barbatus,Bearded Wood-partridge
The Bearded quail (Dendrortyx barbatus) is bearded Wood-partridge and has no bearded subspecies.The whisker quail's call consi···
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Dactylortyx thoracicus,Singing Quail
Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) has 17 subspecies.Quails live in small families, searching for food on the ground. He will ···
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Cyrtonyx sallei,Spot-breasted Quail
Cyrtonyx sallei: Formerly a subspecies of the Montejo quail, it became a separate species in 2014.The quails feed mainly on sorrel···
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Ocellated Quail,Cyrtonyx ocellatus
Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus), no subspecies.Quails are herbivorous birds. The food is mainly Oxalisspp. And sedge (Cyperus···
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Cyrtonyx montezumae,Montezuma Quail
Colored Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) has five subspecies.Painted quails feed on green plants and insects on the ground, moving in c···
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Northern Bobwhite,Colinus virginianus
Northern Bobwhite Partridge (Colinus virginianus) is a small partridge with 20 subspecies.Partridge is distributed in North Americ···