Rowley's quail

Rowley's quail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Cyrtonyx
Species:
C. sallei
Subspecies:
C. s. rowleyi
Trinomial name
Cyrtonyx sallei rowleyi
Phillips, 1966
Synonyms

• Cyrtonyx montezumae rowleyi A.R. Phillips

Rowley's quail (Cyrtonyx sallei rowleyi), also known as the southern Salle's quail, Sierra de Miahuatlán quail, or the Sierra de Miahuatlán Salle's quail is a subspecies of Salle's quail that is endemic to the Sierra de Miahuatlán of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico.[2]

Taxonomy

Rowley's quail was originally listed under Cyrtonyx montezumae (Montezuma quail), with Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei (now Cyrtonyx sallei) having very similar traits, for both subspecies were of a southern type. Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei then became Cyrtonyx sallei (Salle's quail), with Rowley's quail becoming a subspecies of Salle's quail (which did not have the necessary requirements to be an actual species).[2]

Distribution

Rowley's quail is native to the Sierra de Miahuatlán (smaller-sized mountain range) within Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico, with some scattered individuals present in other nearby areas. Its range is made up of high-mountainous grasslands, and pine-oak forests, at upward elevations of 1,060-3,000 m in some parts of the mountain range.[2][3]

Threats

Rowley's quail is under threat of deforestation, wildfires, poaching, and agricultural land clearance in its natural range. Other semi-common threats may include hunting and/or habitat destruction.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International. (2020). "Cyrtonyx sallei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22724748A178118227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22724748A178118227.en. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Cyrtonyx sallei (Spot-breasted Quail) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ "Spot-breasted Quail (Cyrtonyx sallei) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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