Odontophorus Vieillot 1816 (New World quail)

Aves - Galliformes - Odontophoridae

Parent taxon: Odontophoridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Caccabis, Callipepla, Colinus, Cyrtonyx, Miortyx, Nanortyx, Oreortyx, Ptilopachinae

Subtaxa: Odontophorus capueira Odontophorus columbianus Odontophorus guttatus

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Paso de la Amada (Quaternary of Mexico)

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