Mountain quail Oreortyx pictus

Identification Tips:

• Sexes similar
• Small, chunky, short-tailed, round-winged ground-dwelling bird
• Long, straight, black head plume
• Gray head and breast
• Olive-brown back and tail
• Chestnut throat with white border
• Chestnut flanks with white bars

Similar species:

Chestnut throat, blue-gray cap, and straight head plume separate it from the other quail species.