Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae Scientific name definitions
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
Mark R. Stromberg, Angel B. Montoya, and David Holdermann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 18, 2019
Text last updated November 18, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colí de Moctezuma |
| Croatian | šarena prepelica |
| Czech | křepel harlekýn |
| Dutch | Montezumabergkwartel |
| English | Montezuma Quail |
| English (United States) | Montezuma Quail |
| Finnish | montezumanviiriäinen |
| French | Colin arlequin |
| French (France) | Colin arlequin |
| German | Montezumawachtel |
| Icelandic | Trúðhæna |
| Japanese | シロマダラウズラ |
| Norwegian | aztekvaktel |
| Polish | przepiór perlisty |
| Russian | Плачущий перепел |
| Serbian | Montezumina prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelka kráľovská |
| Spanish | Colín de Moctezuma |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Codorniz de Moctezuma |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colín de Moctezuma |
| Swedish | montezumavaktel |
| Turkish | Soytarı Kolin |
| Ukrainian | Перепелиця-клоун мексиканська |
Cyrtonyx montezumae (Vigors, 1830)
PROTONYM:
Ortyx Montezumae
Vigors, 1830. The Zoological Journal 5, p.275.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mexico
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYRTONYX
- montezuma / montezumae
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
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Distribution of the Montezuma Quail
