Cyrtonyx
Cyrtonyx is a bird genus in the New World quail family Odontophoridae.
The genus Cyrtonyx was introduced in 1844 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould. The name combines the Ancient Greek kurtos meaning "curved" and onux meaning "nail" or "claw". The type species is the Montezuma quail.
Species
The genus contains two species:| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Montezuma quail | Cyrtonyx montezumae | Mexico, Southwest United States | |
| Ocellated quail | Cyrtonyx ocellatus | Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua |