Long-tailed Wood Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura)
About the Long-tailed Wood Partridge
The long-tailed wood partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found only in Mexico. The long-tailed wood partridge shares the genus Dendrortyx with two other species, all of which appear to be quite distinct from each other. It has these six subspecies: D. m. macroura Jardine & Selby (1828) D. m. griseipectus Nelson (1897) D. m. diversus Friedmann (1943) D. m. striatus Nelson (1897) D. m. inesperatus Phillips (1966) D. m. oaxacae Nelson (1897).
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Listed as recorded in Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.