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 Olympic National Park
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mountain Quail at Olympic National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |