New World Quail

Montezuma Quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae

The Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) is an 185 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Quail

Order

Galliformes

Weight

185 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in United States, Mexico.

Photo: (c) Jo Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist