Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei) - HBW 2, p. 509
French: Caille arlequin
German: Harlekinwachtel
Spanish: Codorniz Arlequín
Taxonomy: Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847, Oury, Upper Limpopo River, Transvaal.
Forms superspecies with C. coromandelica. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arabica Bannerman, 1929 - S Arabia.
- delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847 - Ivory Coast to Ethiopia and S to South Africa (E Cape Province), excluding forest belt and arid SW Africa; apparently only migrant to W Africa.
- histrionica Hartlaub, 1849 - São Tomé, Gulf of Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female and then a male, walking and feeding. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 29 sec 3
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A male on the ground.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult male.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 15 weeks ago 3.7 -
A standing male.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
An adult male
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 1999 1 year ago 3.6
- No sound recordings available yet
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