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Common Name
Mountain Quail
Alternate Names
Common Type
Quail
Order
Galliformes
Family
Odontophoridae
Genus
Species
pictus
Conversation Status
Least Consern
Number of Sub-Species
Five Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident with some altitudinal migrants
Preferred Habitat
Mountainous chaparral
Distribution and Range
West of the Rocky Mountains from British Columbia to Baja Peninsula, Mexico.
Food
Adults eat plant matter and some seeds with the chicks more insectivorous.