Family
New World Quail
Odontophoridae
33 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Galliformes
The New World quail are small birds, that despite their similar appearance and habits to the Old World quail, belong to a different family known as the Odontophoridae. In contrast, the Old World quail are in the Phasianidae family, sharing only a remote phylogenetic connection with their New World counterparts through their mutual classification within the Phasianoidea superfamily. The geographical range of the New World quail extends from Canada to southern Brazil, and two species, the California quail and the bobwhite quail, have been successfully introduced to New Zealand.
Species in this family
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii
- Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
- Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
- Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
- Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae
- Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus
- Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus
- Bearded Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx barbatus
- Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys
- Long-tailed Wood-Partridge Dendrortyx macroura
- Black-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus atrifrons
- Stripe-faced Wood-Quail Odontophorus balliviani
- Spot-winged Wood-Quail Odontophorus capueira
- Venezuelan Wood-Quail Odontophorus columbianus
- Tacarcuna Wood-Quail Odontophorus dialeucos
- Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Odontophorus erythrops
- Marbled Wood-Quail Odontophorus gujanensis
- Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus
- Chestnut Wood-Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus
- Black-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus leucolaemus
- Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus
- Black-eared Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanotis
- Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail Odontophorus speciosus
- Starred Wood-Quail Odontophorus stellatus
- Gorgeted Wood-Quail Odontophorus strophium
- Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
- Banded Quail Philortyx fasciatus
- Nahan's Partridge Ptilopachus nahani
- Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
- Tawny-faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus
Lookalikes compared
- Black-breasted Wood-Quail vs Spotted Wood-Quail
- Black-throated Bobwhite vs Spotted Wood-Quail
- California Quail vs Gambel's Quail
- California Quail vs Montezuma Quail
- Crested Bobwhite vs Black-breasted Wood-Quail
- Crested Bobwhite vs Marbled Wood-Quail
- Marbled Wood-Quail vs Black-breasted Wood-Quail
- Marbled Wood-Quail vs Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail
- Marbled Wood-Quail vs Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail
- Marbled Wood-Quail vs Spotted Wood-Quail
- Mountain Quail vs California Quail
- Mountain Quail vs Long-tailed Wood-Partridge
- Mountain Quail vs Northern Bobwhite
- Mountain Quail vs Scaled Quail
- Northern Bobwhite vs California Quail
- Northern Bobwhite vs Gambel's Quail
- Northern Bobwhite vs Scaled Quail
- Northern Bobwhite vs Spotted Wood-Quail
- Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail vs Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail
- Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail vs Starred Wood-Quail
- Scaled Quail vs California Quail
- Scaled Quail vs Gambel's Quail
- Scaled Quail vs Montezuma Quail
- Stripe-faced Wood-Quail vs Starred Wood-Quail