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Montezuma Quail (Montezuma)
Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae] (= Cyrtonyx montezumae) (Vigors, NA 1830)
The Montezuma quail is a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and some nearby parts of the United States. It is also known as Mearns's quail, the harlequin quail, and the fool quail. Source: Wikipedia
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Galliformes
Family:
Odontophoridae
Genus:
Cyrtonyx
Scientific:
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Odontophoridae
Genus:
Cyrtonyx
Scientific:
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Original description
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1830)
Reference:
Zool. J. London
5, no.18 p.275
Protonym:
Ortyx Montezumae
Type locality:
Mexico
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88258#page/289/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C5B014E3655668BA
Avibase ID:
avibase-C5B014E3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C5B014E3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175902
English:
Montezuma Quail [montezumae]
Afrikaans:
Harlekynkwartel (Harlekyn-)
Azerbaijani:
Meksika bildirçini [montezumae qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Ацтекски пъдпъдък [montezumae Group]
Catalan:
colí de Moctezuma [grup montezumae]
Czech:
křepel harlekýn [skupina montezumae]
Danish:
Montezumavagtel (Almindelig)
German:
Montezumawachtel [montezumae-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Colín de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae)
Spanish (Spain):
Colín de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae)
Finnish:
montezumanviiriäinen [alalaji montezumae]
French:
Colin arlequin [montezumae]
Croatian:
šarena prepelica [montezumae grupa]
Icelandic:
Trúðhæna [montezumae hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
shiromadarauzura (montezumae guru-pu)
Japanese:
シロマダラウズラ（montezumae グループ）
Dutch:
Montezumabergkwartel (Montezuma groep)
Norwegian:
aztekvaktel (montezumae gr.)
Polish:
przepiór perlisty [gr. montezumae]
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-asteca [grupo montezumae]
Russian:
Плачущий перепел [группа montezumae]
Slovak:
prepelka kráľovská (skup.)
Serbian:
Montezumina prepelica [montezumae grupa]
Swedish:
montezumavaktel [gruppen montezumae]
Turkish:
Soytarı Kolin [montezumae Grubu]
Ukrainian:
Перепелиця-клоун мексиканська [група montezumae]
Montezuma Quail [montezumae]
Afrikaans:
Harlekynkwartel (Harlekyn-)
Azerbaijani:
Meksika bildirçini [montezumae qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Ацтекски пъдпъдък [montezumae Group]
Catalan:
colí de Moctezuma [grup montezumae]
Czech:
křepel harlekýn [skupina montezumae]
Danish:
Montezumavagtel (Almindelig)
German:
Montezumawachtel [montezumae-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Colín de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae)
Spanish (Spain):
Colín de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae)
Finnish:
montezumanviiriäinen [alalaji montezumae]
French:
Colin arlequin [montezumae]
Croatian:
šarena prepelica [montezumae grupa]
Icelandic:
Trúðhæna [montezumae hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
shiromadarauzura (montezumae guru-pu)
Japanese:
シロマダラウズラ（montezumae グループ）
Dutch:
Montezumabergkwartel (Montezuma groep)
Norwegian:
aztekvaktel (montezumae gr.)
Polish:
przepiór perlisty [gr. montezumae]
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-asteca [grupo montezumae]
Russian:
Плачущий перепел [группа montezumae]
Slovak:
prepelka kráľovská (skup.)
Serbian:
Montezumina prepelica [montezumae grupa]
Swedish:
montezumavaktel [gruppen montezumae]
Turkish:
Soytarı Kolin [montezumae Grubu]
Ukrainian:
Перепелиця-клоун мексиканська [група montezumae]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Montezuma Quail [montezumae] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Montezuma Quail [montezumae] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Montezuma Quail [Montezuma] ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Montezuma Quail (Montezuma) ( Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group]) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Montezuma's Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Montezuma Quail ( Cyrtonyx montezumae) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cyrtonyx montezumae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cyrtonyx montezumae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cyrtonyx montezumae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Cyrtonyx montezumae
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Harlekynkwartel (Harlekyn-)
Azerbaijani: Meksika bildirçini [montezumae qrupu]
Bulgarian: Ацтекски пъдпъдък [montezumae Group]
Catalan: Colí de Moctezuma, colí de Moctezuma [grup montezumae]
Czech: křepel harlekýn, křepel harlekýn [skupina montezumae]
Danish: Montezumavagtel, Montezumavagtel (Almindelig)
German: Montezumawachtel, Montezumawachtel [montezumae-Gruppe]
English: Montezuma Quail, Montezuma Quail (Montezuma), Montezuma Quail [Montezuma], Montezuma Quail [montezumae], Montezuma's Quail
English (Avilist): Montezuma Quail (Montezuma)
English, HBW: Montezuma Quail
English (IOC): Montezuma Quail (Montezuma)
English (United States): Montezuma Quail (Montezuma)
Esperanto: Montezuma koturno
Spanish: Codorniz Arlequín, Codorniz de Moctezuma, Codorniz de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae), codorniz Moctezuma, Colín de Moctezuma, Colín de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae)
Spanish (Spain): Colín de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae), Colín de Moctezuma [montezumae Group]
Spanish (HBW): Montezuma Quail (Montezuma)
Spanish (Mexico): Codorniz Arlequín, Codorniz de Moctezuma, Codorniz de Moctezuma (grupo montezumae), codorniz Moctezuma
Estonian: mehhiko maskvutt
Finnish: montezumanviiriäinen, montezumanviiriäinen [alalaji montezumae]
French: Colin arlequin, Colin arlequin (montezumae), Colin arlequin [montezumae], Colin arlequin [nominal], Tocro arlequin
French (Guyane): Colin arlequin (groupe montezumae)
Croatian: šarena prepelica [montezumae grupa]
Icelandic: Trúðhæna [montezumae hópur]
Italian: Quaglia di Montezuma
Japanese (romaji): shiromadarauzura, shiromadarauzura (montezumae guru-pu)
Japanese: シロマダラウズラ, シロマダラウズラ (montezumae グループ), シロマダラウズラ（montezumae グループ）
Scientific: Cyrtonyx montezumae, Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae Group], Cyrtonyx montezumae [montezumae], Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumae, Ortyx massena, Ortyx Montezumae
Dutch: Montezumabergkwartel (Montezuma groep), Montezumakwartel
Norwegian: Aztekvaktel, aztekvaktel (montezumae gr.)
Polish: przepiór perlisty, przepiór perlisty [gr. montezumae]
Portuguese (Portugal): codorniz-asteca [grupo montezumae]
Russian: Монтезумская куропатка-арлекин, Плачущий перепел [группа montezumae], плачущий перепел Монтезумы
Slovak: prepelka kráľovská, prepelka kráľovská (skup.)
Serbian: Montezumina prepelica [montezumae grupa]
Swedish: Montezumavaktel, montezumavaktel [gruppen montezumae], montezumavaktel [montezumae Group]
Turkish: Soytarı Kolin [montezumae Grubu]
Ukrainian: Перепелиця-клоун мексиканська [група montezumae]
Chinese: 彩鹑
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