Oreortyx

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bird genus bird species game bird mountain quail taxon

Oreortyx is a small genus of New World quails best known for the mountain quail, a ground-dwelling game bird native to western North America.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Oreortyx pictus 1

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus ⓘ
bird species ⓘ
game bird ⓘ
mountain quail ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName mountain quails ⓘ
containsTaxon Oreortyx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oreortyx pictus
describedAs small genus of New World quails ⓘ
family Odontophoridae ⓘ
Odontophoridae ⓘ
genus Oreortyx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
habitat coniferous forest understory ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo western North America ⓘ
western North America ⓘ
order Galliformes ⓘ
Galliformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
typicalBehavior game bird ⓘ
ground-dwelling ⓘ
ground-dwelling ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oreortyx → containsTaxon → Oreortyx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oreortyx pictus
Oreortyx → genus → Oreortyx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Oreortyx pictus
Odontophoridae → includes → Oreortyx ⓘ