Snow Mountain Quail (Synoicus monorthonyx)
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Snow Mountain Quail

Synoicus monorthonyx (van Oort, 1910)

401 gWeight

The Snow Mountain quail (Synoicus monorthonyx), is a roughly 28-cm-long (11 in), dark brown quail of alpine grasslands.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The Snow Mountain quail (Synoicus monorthonyx), is a roughly 28-cm-long (11 in), dark brown quail of alpine grasslands. It was formerly considered the only member of the genus Anurophasis, but phylogenetic analysis places it as the sister species to the brown quail (S. ypsilophorus) in the genus Synoicus. It has heavily marked brown plumage, a pale yellow bill, yellow legs and a brown iris.

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Questions

How big is the Snow Mountain Quail?

The Snow Mountain Quail weighs around 401 g.

Where does the Snow Mountain Quail live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: high montane west-central New Guinea.

What does the Snow Mountain Quail eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Snow Mountain Quail in?

It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.

At a glance

Weight
401 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
147 mm
Tail
53 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
42 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: high montane west-central New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
Genus
Synoicus

Other birds in the genus Synoicus

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Snow Mountain Quail

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