Singing Quail

Dactylortyx thoracicus - Colin chanteur

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Odontophoridés

  • Genus
    :

    Dactylortyx

  • Species
    :

    thoracicus

Descriptor

Gambel, 1848

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 23 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 115 à 219 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Colin chanteur
♀ adult
Colin chanteur
♀ adult

Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.

Subspecific information 11 subspecies

  • Dactylortyx thoracicus thoracicus (ne Puebla and c Veracruz, ec Mexico. ec Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus pettingilli (se San Luis Potosí and sw Tamaulipas. ec Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus sharpei (Yucatán Pen.. se Mexico. to n Guatemala)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus paynteri (s Quintana Roo. se Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus devius (Jalisco. w Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus melodus (Guerrero. sw Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus chiapensis (c Chiapas. s Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus dolichonyx (s Chiapas. s Mexico.)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus salvadoranus (El Salvador)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus fuscus (c Honduras)
  • Dactylortyx thoracicus conoveri (e Honduras)

Foreign names

  • Colin chanteur,
  • Colín cantor,
  • colim-cantor,
  • Singwachtel,
  • Zangkwartel,
  • Quaglia canora,
  • sångvaktel,
  • Sangvaktel,
  • prepelka spevavá,
  • křepel zpěvavý,
  • Sangvagtel,
  • ruostekurkkuviiriäinen,
  • colí cantaire,
  • przepiór kreskowany,
  • Длиннопалый перепел,
  • ユビナガウズラ,
  • 歌鹑,
  • 歌鶉,

Voice song and cries

Colin chanteur
♂ adult

Habitat

Colin chanteur
♂ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Colin chanteur
published: - Updated: 31-03-2009
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