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Mountain Quail

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Taxon taxon Q594810
Mountain Quail
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Mountain Quail

Summary

Mountain Quail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #1,552 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mountain Quail's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mountain Quail is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mountain Quail's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mountain Quail is classified within Oreortyx[6].
  • Mountain Quail's scientific name is Oreortyx pictus[7].
  • Mountain Quail's Commons category is recorded as Oreortyx pictus[8].
  • Mountain Quail's Commons gallery is recorded as Oreortyx pictus[9].
  • Mountain Quail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. pictus'}[10].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mountain Quail'}[11].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bergwachtel'}[12].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colín serrano'}[13].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'colí de muntanya'}[14].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'křepel horský'}[15].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mägi-tuttvutt'}[16].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Spirvaktel'}[17].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Калифорнийский горный перепел'}[18].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツノウズラ'}[19].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bjergvagtel'}[20].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'vuoriviiriäinen'}[21].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'hegyi bóbitásfürj'}[22].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'przepiór ozdobny'}[23].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'prepelka pestrá'}[24].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'bergtofsvaktel'}[25].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bergkwartel'}[26].
  • Mountain Quail is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Colin des montagnes'}[27].

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Classification

Mountain Quail's scientific name is Oreortyx pictus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Oreortyx[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bergwachtel'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colín serrano'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'colí de muntanya'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'křepel horský'}[15], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mägi-tuttvutt'}[16].

Identifiers

Mountain Quail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1399[28]. Mountain Quail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9029[29]. Mountain Quail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474320[30]. Mountain Quail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175893[31].

Why It Matters

Mountain Quail ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #1,552 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+9.5'}
    Parent taxon → Oreortyx
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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