Galliformes / Odontophoridae / Cyrtonyx

Montezuma Quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi

central Arizona to western Texas (southwestern USA) and northern Mexico (northern Coahuila)
Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumae

central and eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas to Hidalgo, Puebla, and Oaxaca)
Cyrtonyx montezumae rowleyi

southern Mexico (Sierra de Miahuatlán of Guerrero and Oaxaca)
Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei

southern Mexico (southern Michoacán to Guerrero and western Oaxaca)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.