New World Quail
Order: Galliformes. Family: Odontophoridae
The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits.
- Mountain Quail, Oreortyx pictus LC
- Scaled Quail, Callipepla squamata LC
- California Quail, Callipepla californica LC
- Gambel's Quail, Callipepla gambelii LC
- Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus NT (Masked Bobwhite C. v. ridgwayi : E)
- Montezuma Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae LC (Merriam's Montezuma Quail C. m. merriami: E)
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