Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail
Ocellated Quail
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Cyrtonyx
Species: C. ocellatus
Binomial name
Cyrtonyx ocellatus
(Gould, 1837)

The Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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