Harlequin quail
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Coturnix |
| Species: | C. delegorguei
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| Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue,1847
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Theharlequin quail(Coturnix delegorguei) is aspeciesof bird in the familyPhasianidae.It occurs insub-Saharan Africaand in theArabian Peninsula.[4]The species is named after the collector,Adulphe Delegorgue.
Taxonomy
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There are three subspecies:[5][4]
- C. d. arabicaBannerman, 1929– SouthwestArabian Peninsula
- C. d. delegorgueiDelegorgue, 1847–Sub-Saharan AfricaandMadagascar
- C. d. histrionicaHartlaub, 1849–São Tomé Island,Gulf of Guinea
Introductions
[edit]The uncontrolled introduction of domestic Japanese quail breeds into Kenya, as well as a noticeable population size reduction of wild African harlequin quail numbers in parts of Western Kenya has been reported.[6]
References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Coturnix delegorguei".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22678961A92796214.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678961A92796214.en.Retrieved15 November2021.
- ^Bianconi, J. Josephi(1864)."Specimina zoologica Mosambicana. Fasciculus XIV".Memorie della Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna.2 (in Latin).4:519 at 521–522.
- ^Ogilvie-Grant, William Robert(1892)."Notes on the Genus Coturnix".Annals and Magazine of Natural History.6.10(56):173.doi:10.1080/00222939208677386.
- ^abClements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018.The Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018
- ^"Coturnix delegorguei".Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^Ogada, Stephen; Otecko, Newton O.; Moraa Kennedy, Grace; Musina, John; Agwanda, Bernard; Obanda, Vincent; Lichoti, Jacqueline; Peng, Min-Sheng; Ommeh, Sheila (December 2021)."Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail ( Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei ) populations of Kenya".Ecology and Evolution.11(24): 18562–18574.Bibcode:2021EcoEv..1118562O.doi:10.1002/ece3.8458.ISSN2045-7758.PMC8717324.PMID35003693.
External links
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- Harlequin quail -Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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