New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Elegant Quail (Callipepla douglasii) - HBW 2, p. 424
French: Colin élégant
German: Douglaswachtel
Spanish: Colín Elegante
Other common names: Douglas Quail
Taxonomy: Ortyx Douglasii Vigors, 1829, Mazatlán, Sonora, Mexico.
Often placed in Lophortyx. Sometimes considered conspecific with C. squamata. Some debate over status and relationship of races douglasii and impedita; validity of languens also questionable. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bensoni Ridgway, 1887 - Sonora, NW Mexico.
- languens (Friedmann, 1943) - W Chihuahua, NW Mexico.
- douglasii (Vigors, 1829) - S Sonora, Sinaloa, NW Durango and N Nayarit, W Mexico.
- bensoni Ridgway, 1887 - Sonora, NW Mexico.
- languens (Friedmann, 1943) - W Chihuahua, NW Mexico.
- douglasii (Vigors, 1829) - S Sonora, Sinaloa, NW Durango and N Nayarit, W Mexico.
- impedita (Friedmann, 1943) - C & S Nayarit, W Mexico.
- teres (Friedmann, 1943) - NW Jalisco, WC Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Three males running for cover Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp impedita)
Paul Clarke 14 March 2001 3 years ago 15 sec 3.9
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male
Locality La Noria Road, Sinaloa State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp douglasii )
Michael Retter 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Captive individual in Vogelpark Walsrode
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Pierre de Chabannes 1 April 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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