Cyrtonyx
Genus of birds
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Cyrtonyx is a bird genus in the New World quail family Odontophoridae.
| Cyrtonyx | |
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| Cyrtonyx montezumae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Cyrtonyx Gould, 1844 |
| Type species | |
| Ortyx montezumae Vigors, 1830 | |
The genus Cyrtonyx was introduced in 1844 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek kurtos meaning "curved" and onux meaning "nail" or "claw".[2] The type species is the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae).[3]
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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.jpg) | Montezuma quail | Cyrtonyx montezumae | Mexico, Southwest United States |
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Ocellated quail | Cyrtonyx ocellatus | Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua |
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