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Singing Quail
Dactylortyx thoracicus (Gambel, 1848)
Odontophoridae — New World Quail
Singing Quail, Dactylortyx thoracicus, is a New World quail of Middle America, breeding from central Mexico to Honduras. It belongs to the family Odontophoridae and was described by Gambel in 1848. The species is the only one in its genus. It occurs in forested country, including subtropical montane forest and cloudforest, and is also present in older secondary growth, forest edges, clearings and coffee plantations. Across its range it shows variation, with birds from mountain forests generally darker than those from drier lowlands.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Odontophoridae — New World Quail
- Breeding range
- Middle America: c Mexico to Honduras
