Odontophoridae
E1447
Odontophoridae is a family of New World quails, small ground-dwelling game birds known for their rounded bodies, short tails, and often elaborate head plumes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odontophoridae canonical | 31 |
| Odontophorinae | 1 |
| Odontophorus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
forms coveys
ⓘ
ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| bodySize | small to medium-sized ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
often elaborate head plumes
ⓘ
rounded bodies ⓘ short tails ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | New World quails ⓘ |
| describedAs | small ground-dwelling game birds ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| economicUse | game birds ⓘ |
| eggColor | usually white or cream ⓘ |
| flightAbility | capable of short rapid flights ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Central America
ⓘ
North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeSpecies |
Callipepla californica
ⓘ
California quail ⓘ
surface form:
Colinus virginianus
Cyrtonyx montezumae ⓘ |
| includes |
Colinus
ⓘ
surface form:
Callipepla
Colinus ⓘ Colinus ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrtonyx
Dactylortyx ⓘ Odontophoridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Odontophorus
Oreortyx ⓘ Philortyx ⓘ Rhynchortyx ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
cryptic plumage in many species
ⓘ
short rounded wings ⓘ strong legs adapted for running ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
The New World
ⓘ
surface form:
New World
|
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Numididae
ⓘ
Phasianidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | ground nester ⓘ |
| socialStructure | often gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalDietItem |
insects
ⓘ
plant material ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud calls ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Odontophorus
subject surface form:
Rhynchortyx cinctus
subject surface form:
Colinus leucopogon