Rowley's quail (Cyrtonyx sallei rowleyi), also known as the southern Salle's quail, Sierra de Miahuatlán quail, or the Sierra de Miahuatlán Salle's quail is a subspecies of Salle's quail that is endemic to the Sierra de Miahuatlán of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico.[1]
| Rowley's quail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Cyrtonyx |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. s. rowleyi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Cyrtonyx sallei rowleyi Phillips, 1966
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| Synonyms | |
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• Cyrtonyx montezumae rowleyi A.R. Phillips | |
Taxonomy
editRowley's quail was originally listed under Cyrtonyx montezumae (Montezuma quail), with Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei (now Cyrtonyx sallei) having very similar traits, for both subspecies were of a southern type. Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei then became Cyrtonyx sallei (Salle's quail), with Rowley's quail becoming a subspecies of Salle's quail (which did not have the necessary requirements to be an actual species).[1]
Distribution
editRowley's quail is native to the Sierra de Miahuatlán (smaller-sized mountain range) within Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico, with some scattered individuals present in other nearby areas. Its range is made up of high-mountainous grasslands, and pine-oak forests, at upward elevations of 1,060-3,000 m in some parts of the mountain range.[1][2]
Threats
editRowley's quail is under threat of deforestation, wildfires, poaching, and agricultural land clearance in its natural range. Other semi-common threats may include hunting and/or habitat destruction.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cyrtonyx sallei (Spot-breasted Quail) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Spot-breasted Quail (Cyrtonyx sallei) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ IUCN (2020-08-26). "Cyrtonyx sallei: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22724748A178118227". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020-08-26. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-3.rlts.t22724748a178118227.en.