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genus

Coturnix Bonnaterre, 1791

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds »  order Galliformes »  family Phasianidae - pheasants and allies »  subfamily Perdicinae

Scientific synonyms

Compsortyx Heine & Reichenow, 1890
Maroturnia Mathews, 1914
Ypsilophorus Mathews, 1912

Included taxa

Number of records: 9

species Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789) - Rain Quail

Coturnix coromandelica

species Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

species Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847 - Harlequin Quail

Coturnix delegorguei

species Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 - Japanese Quail

Coturnix japonica

species Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 - New Zealand Quail
species Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837 - Stubble Quail

Fossil taxa

species Coturnix alabrevis Rando, Alcover, Pieper, Olson, Hernández & López-Jurado, 2020
species Coturnix centensis Rando, Alcover, Pieper, Olson, Hernández & López-Jurado, 2020
species Coturnix lignorum Rando, Alcover, Pieper, Olson, Hernández & López-Jurado, 2020

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [d61551cc-0c96-443d-9666-08a605208ac4]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Coturnix Bonnaterre, 1791]
Data retrieved on: 6 February 2015
EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1208405]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Coturnix Bonnaterre, 1790]
Data retrieved on: 8 December 2019
EN Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Coturnix Garsault, 1764]
Data retrieved on: 22 April 2021

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Explanations

extinct taxon