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Family Odontophoridae (New World Quails)
Copyright (c) 1994 Lynx Ediciones.
Abstract
Class AVES
Order GALLIFORMES
Suborder PHASIANI
Family ODONTOPHORIDAE
(NEW WORLD QUAILS)
- Fairly small terrestrial birds with compact body, strong legs, and short wings.
- 17-37 cm
- Neotropical and Nearctic Regions
- Tropical, subtropical and temperate forests, forest edge, savanna and agricultural land, from sea-level to 3300 m.
- 9 genera, 32 species, 139 taxa.
- 2 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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