Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
- GenusOreortyx (Mountain quails)
- SpeciesOreortyx pictus (Mountain Quail)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Quail in Death Valley National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mountain Quail sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Quail in Death Valley National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Quail in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.