Banded quail

Banded quail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Philortyx
Gould, 1846
Species:
P. fasciatus
Binomial name
Philortyx fasciatus
(Gould, 1844)

The banded quail (Philortyx fasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found only in Mexico where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Philortyx fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679615A92821577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679615A92821577.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.