Singing quail

Singing quail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Dactylortyx
Ogilvie-Grant, 1893
Species: D. thoracicus
Binomial name
Dactylortyx thoracicus
(Gambel, 1848)

The singing quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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