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Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Jack C. Eitniear, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published July 5, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colí ocel·lat |
| Czech | křepel perličkový |
| Dutch | Gevlekte Bergkwartel |
| English | Ocellated Quail |
| English (United States) | Ocellated Quail |
| French | Colin ocellé |
| French (France) | Colin ocellé |
| German | Tränenwachtel |
| Japanese | タマフウズラ |
| Norwegian | zapotekvaktel |
| Polish | przepiór maskowy |
| Russian | Глазчатый перепел |
| Serbian | Krupnopegava prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelka očkatá |
| Spanish | Colín Ocelado |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Codorniz Pintada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Codorniz Ocelada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colín ocelado |
| Swedish | glasögonvaktel |
| Turkish | Güney Soytarı Kolini |
| Ukrainian | Перепелиця-клоун західна |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman revised the Sounds and Vocal Behavior section. Paul W. Fenwick curated the media.
Cyrtonyx ocellatus (Gould, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Ortyx ocellatus
Gould, 1837. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1836), Part 4, no.44, p.75.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Guatemala.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYRTONYX
- ocellata / ocellatum / ocellatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Ocellated Quail
