Biology:Harlequin quail
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Short description: Species of bird
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
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The harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula.[2] The species is named after the collector, Adulphe Delegorgue.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies:[3][2]
- C. d. arabica Bannerman, 1929 – Southwest Arabian Peninsula
- C. d. delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847 – Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
- C. d. histrionica Hartlaub, 1849 – São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea
Introductions
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.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Coturnix delegorguei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22678961A92796214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678961A92796214.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22678961/92796214. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clements, 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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176012.
- ↑ Ogada, Stephen; Otecko, Newton O.; Moraa Kennedy, Grace; Musina, John; Agwanda, Bernard; Obanda, Vincent; Lichoti, Jacqueline; Peng, Min‐Sheng et al. (December 2021). "Demographic history and genetic diversity of wild African harlequin quail ( Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei ) populations of Kenya" (in en). Ecology and Evolution 11 (24): 18562–18574. doi:10.1002/ece3.8458. ISSN 2045-7758. PMID 35003693.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlequin Quail. |
- Harlequin quail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
Wikidata ☰ Q606076 entry
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