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Harlequin Quail

Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, LA 1847

The harlequin quail is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It occurs in Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula. The species is named after the collector, Adulphe Delegorgue. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Coturnix
Scientific:
  Coturnix delegorguei


Original description

Citation:
  Delegorgue, LA 1847

Reference:
   Voy. Afr. Australe 2 p.615

Protonym:
  Coturnix delegorguei

Type locality:
  Oury, upper Limpopo River, Transvaal.

Link:
  https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:46782685$1250i


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0CA903BB0A69F510

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0CA903BB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0CA903BB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176012

Geographic range:

  • Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei: grassland of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
  • Coturnix delegorguei histrionica: São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Coturnix delegorguei arabica: southwestern Arabia; but possibly not a valid taxon, as most records from this region may refer to migrants
English:
Harlequin Quail
Catalan:
Guatlla arlequí
Czech:
křepelka harlekýn
Danish:
Harlekinvagtel
German:
Harlekinwachtel
Spanish:
Codorniz Arlequín
Spanish (Spain):
Codorniz Arlequín
Finnish:
afrikanviiriäinen
French:
Caille arlequin
Croatian:
afrička prepelica
Hungarian:
harlekinfürj
Italian:
Quaglia arlecchino
Japanese (romaji):
yakushauzura
Japanese:
ヤクシャウズラ
Lithuanian:
Spalvingoji putpelė
Dutch:
Harlekijnkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Harlekinvaktel
Norwegian:
Harlekinvaktel
Polish:
przepiórka pstra
Portuguese:
codorna-arlequim
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-arlequim
Russian:
Перепел-арлекин
Slovak:
prepelica pestrá
Serbian:
Arlekinska prepelica
Swedish:
harlekinvaktel
Ukrainian:
Перепілка-арлекін
Chinese:
花脸鹌鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
丑鵪鶉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Caille arlequin ( Coturnix delegorguei) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Caille arlequin ( Coturnix delegorguei) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bontkwartel
Belarusian: Перапёлка-арлекін
Bulgarian: Палячов пъдпъдък
Bengali: ঴ামরিচকন ফমটযা
Bengali (transliteration): hārlēkina baṭērā
Breton: Koailh harlikin
Catalan: Guatlla arlequí
Czech: Krepelka harlekýn, křepelka harlekýn
Welsh: Sofliar fraith Affrica
Danish: Harlekinvagtel
German: Harlekinwachtel
Greek: Αρλεκιvoρτύκo
English: African Harlequin Quail, Delegorgue Harlequin Quail, Harlequin Quail
English, HBW: Harlequin Quail
English (IOC): Harlequin Quail
English (Kenya): Harlequin Quail
English (United States): Harlequin Quail
Esperanto: Arlekena koturno, Arlekenkoturno
Spanish: Codorniz Arlequín, Cordoniz Arlequín
Spanish (Spain): Codorniz Arlequín
Spanish (HBW): Harlequin Quail
Estonian: aafrika vihmavutt
Basque: Galeper arlekino
Finnish: Afrikanviiriäinen
French: Caille arlequin, Caille arlequine, Caille d'Oury, Caille harlequin, Caille harlequine
Frisian: Harlekynkwartel
Irish: Gearg airleacáin
Galician: Paspallás arlequín
Hebrew: שליו מקושט
Croatian: afrička prepelica
Hungarian: harlekinfürj
Italian: Quaglia arlecchino
Japanese (romaji): yakushauzura
Japanese: ヤクシャウズラ
Kwangali: Erurumbe
Scientific: Coturnix delegorguei, Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei
Luxembourgish: Harlekinwuechtel
Lithuanian: Margoji putpelė, Spalvingoji putpelė
Latvian: arlekīnpaipala
Malagasy: Kibonaomby
Dutch: Harlekijnkwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Harlekinvaktel
Norwegian: Harlekinvaktel
Polish: przepiórka pstra
Portuguese: Codorna-arlequim, Codorniz-arlequim
Portuguese (Portugal): codorniz-arlequim
Rhaeto-Romance: Quacra arlechin
Romanian: Prepeliţă roşie
Russian: Перепел-арлекин
Northern Sami: Afrihkágoaktil
Slovak: prepelica pestrá
Slovenian: Harlekinska prepelica
Shona: Huta
Serbian: Arlekinska prepelica
Swedish: Harlekinvaktel
Swahili: Tombo Kidari-cheusi
Tswana: Tshosabannê
Turkish: kızıl bıldırcın, Soytarı Bıldırcını
Tsonga: Dzurhini
Ukrainian: Перепілка-арлекін
Chinese: 花脸鹌鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 丑鵪鶉
Zulu: isiGwaca

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