Subfamily Ptilopachinae Bowie et al. 2013 (New World quail)
Aves - Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Full reference: R. C. K. Bowie, C. Cohen, and T. M. Crowe. 2013. Ptilopachinae: a new subfamily of the Odontophoridae (Aves: Galliformes). Zootaxa 3670:97-98
Parent taxon: Odontophoridae according to R. C. K. Bowie et al. 2013
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Caccabis, Callipepla, Colinus, Cyrtonyx, Miortyx, Nanortyx, Odontophorus, Oreortyx
Subtaxa: Ptilopachus
Type: Ptilopachus
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Grotte de l'Observatoire, unknown level (Quaternary of Monaco)