Montezuma Quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Galliformes
Family
Odontophoridae
Genus
Cyrtonyx
eBird Code
monqua

Vocalizations

Mike Ostrowski · CC_BY_4_0
Bob Nieman · CC_BY_4_0
Adam Jackson · CC0_1_0
Spencer Hurt · CC_BY_4_0
Chuck Sexton · CC0_1_0
Arcticwish · CC_BY_4_0
Bob Nieman · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • 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)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.