Biology:Coturnicini

Short description: Tribe of birds

Coturnicini
Common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Tribe:	Coturnicini Reichenbach, 1848
Genera
Tetraogallus Ammoperdix Synoicus Coturnix Margaroperdix Alectoris Perdicula Ophrysia (possibly extinct) Pternistis
Synonyms
Tetraogallini

Coturnicini is a tribe of birds in the subfamily Phasianinae. It contains the Old World quail, snowcocks, and African spurfowl, among others. Members of this tribe have a wide range throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia. This tribe contains the only members of Pavoninae native to continental Europe (Coturnix and Alectoris), as well as the only members of Phasianidae as a whole native to Australasia (Coturnix and Synoicus). This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and has been accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.

Species

Image	Genus	Recent species
	Tetraogallus	Tibetan snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus Altai snowcock, Tetraogallus altaicus Caucasian snowcock, Tetraogallus caucasicus Caspian snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius Himalayan snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis
	Ammoperdix	See-see partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand partridge, Ammoperdix heyi
	Synoicus	Brown quail, Synoicus ypsilophorus Snow Mountain quail, Synoicus monorthonyx King quail, Synoicus chinensis Blue quail, Synoicus adansonii
	Margaroperdix	Madagascar partridge, Margaroperdix madagarensis
	Coturnix	Common quail, Coturnix coturnix Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica Stubble quail, Coturnix pectoralis †New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae (extinct)
	Alectoris	Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa Chukar partridge, Alectoris chukar Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca Philby's partridge, Alectoris philbyi Przevalski's partridge, Alectoris magna
	Perdicula	Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha Manipur bush quail, Perdicula manipurensis
	Ophrysia	Himalayan quail, Ophrysia superciliosa (possibly extinct)
	Pternistis	Hartlaub's spurfowl, Pternistis hartlaubi Mount Cameroon spurfowl, Pternistis camerunensis Handsome spurfowl, Pternistis nobilis Chestnut-naped spurfowl, Pternistis castaneicollis Erckel's spurfowl, Pternistis erckelii Djibouti spurfowl, Pternistis ochropectus Swierstra's spurfowl, Pternistis swierstrai Ahanta spurfowl, Pternistis ahantensis Grey-striped spurfowl, Pternistis griseostriatus Jackson's spurfowl, Pternistis jacksoni Red-billed spurfowl, Pternistis adspersus Cape spurfowl, Pternistis capensis Natal spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis Hildebrandt's spurfowl, Pternistis hildebrandti Double-spurred spurfowl, Pternistis bicalcaratus Scaly spurfowl, Pternistis squamatus Heuglin's spurfowl, Pternistis icterorhynchus Clapperton's spurfowl, Pternistis clappertoni Harwood's spurfowl, Pternistis harwoodi Swainson's spurfowl, Pternistis swainsonii Yellow-necked spurfowl, Pternistis leucoscepus Grey-breasted spurfowl, Pternistis rufopictus Red-necked spurfowl, Pternistis afer

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16537759 entry