Dendrortyx
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''Dendrortyx'' is a
bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
genus in the family
Odontophoridae The New World quail are small birds only distantly related to the Old World quail, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The American species are in their own family, the Odontophoridae, whereas Old World quail are in the pheasant ...
. It contains the following species: * Bearded wood partridge (''Dendrortyx barbatus'') * Buffy-crowned wood partridge (''Dendrortyx leucophrys'') * Long-tailed wood partridge (''Dendrortyx macroura'')


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Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Galliformes-stub