Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index New World Quails Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Genera  Dendrortyx  Oreortyx  Callipepla  Philortyx  Colinus  Odontophorus  Dactylortyx  Cyrtonyx  Rhynchortyx The New World quails are small dumpy birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family Odontophoridae, whereas the Old World birds are in the pheasant family Phasianidae. This group is related to other members of the gamebird family thus. ORDER GALLIFORMES Family Megapodiidae: mound-builders Family Cracidae: chachalacas, guans and curassows Family Tetraonidae: grouse Family Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants, quail, and allies Family Odontophoridae Bearded Tree-quail, Dendrortyx barbatus Long-tailed Tree-quail, Dendrortyx macroura Buffy-crowned Tree-quail, Dendrortyx leucophrys Mountain Quail, Oreortyx pictus Scaled Quail, Callipepla squamata Elegant Quail, Callipepla douglasii California Quail, Callipepla californica Gambel's Quail, Callipepla gambelii Barred Quail, Philortyx fasciatus Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus Black-throated Bobwhite, Colinus nigrogularis Spot-bellied Bobwhite, Colinus leucopogon Crested Bobwhite, Colinus cristatus Marbled Wood-Quail, Odontophorus gujanensis Spot-winged Wood-Quail, Odontophorus capueira Black-eared Wood-Quail, Odontophorus melanotis Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus erythrops Black-fronted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus atrifrons Chestnut Wood-Quail, Odontophorus hyperythrus Dark-backed Wood-Quail, Odontophorus melanonotus Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus speciosus Tacarcuna Wood-Quail, Odontophorus dialeucos Gorgeted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus strophium Venezuelan Wood-Quail, Odontophorus columbianus Black-breasted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus Stripe-faced Wood-Quail, Odontophorus balliviani Starred Wood-Quail, Odontophorus stellatus Spotted Wood-Quail, Odontophorus guttatus Singing Quail, Dactylortyx thoracicus Montezuma Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae Ocellated Quail, Cyrtonyx ocellatus Tawny-faced Quail, Rhynchortyx cinctus Family Numididae: guineafowl Family Meleagrididae: turkeys Family Mesitornithidae: mesites This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.