Species profile
Singing Quail
Dactylortyx thoracicus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are MA. Breeding subregions are c Mexico to Honduras.
- Scientific name
- Dactylortyx thoracicus
- Family
- Odontophoridae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Dactylortyx
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Singing Quail in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Odontophoridae
- Banded Quail (Philortyx fasciatus)
- Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus)
- Black-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus)
- Black-eared Wood-quail (Odontophorus melanotis)
- Black-fronted Wood-quail (Odontophorus atrifrons)
- Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Chestnut Wood-quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus)