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Scientific Name
Oreortyx pictus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oreortyx pictus (Douglas, 1829)
Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Mountain Quail
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyOdontophoridae
GenusOreortyx
SpeciesOreortyx pictus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Habitat Tags
  • Oak woodland
  • Chaparral
Seasonality/Breeding (birds) Tags
  • Resident Breeder
    Kimball Garrett states "Very scarce (now extirpated?)"
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lena Lee SAMO
Created Date
9/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mmendelsohn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/12/2016 11:47:24 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Federal Species of Concern, Park Species Data Source: A Checklist of the Birds of the Santa Monica Mountains
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Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
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Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Oregon Caves National Monument (ORCA)
Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
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