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New Zealand Quail

Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832

The New Zealand quail, or koreke in Māori, is an extinct quail species endemic to New Zealand. The male and female were similar, except the female was lighter. The first scientist to describe it was Sir Joseph Banks when he visited New Zealand on James Cook's first voyage. Terrestrial and temperate, this species inhabited lowland tussock grassland and open fernlands. The first specimen to be obtained by a European was collected in 1827 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard on Dumont D'Urville's voyage. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832

Reference:
   Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool. 1 p.242

Imprint year:
  1830

Protonym:
  Coturnix Novae-Zelandiae

Type locality:
  Bale Chouraki = Hawraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262#page/300/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  48E3A389039735F8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-48E3A389

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/48E3A389


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553872


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Coturnix novaezelandiae: Formerly New Zealand. Extinct; last reported 1875
English:
New Zealand Quail
Catalan:
Guatlla de Nova Zelanda
Czech:
křepelka novozélandská
Danish:
Newzealandsk Vagtel
German:
Neuseelandwachtel
Spanish:
Codorniz de Nueva Zelanda
Spanish (Spain):
Codorniz de Nueva Zelanda
Finnish:
uudenseelanninviiriäinen
French:
Caille de Nouvelle-Zélande
Croatian:
novozelandska prepelica
Hungarian:
új-zélandi fürj
Italian:
Quaglia di Nuova Zelanda
Japanese (romaji):
nyu-ji-randouzura
Japanese:
ニュージーランドウズラ
Dutch:
Nieuw-Zeelandse Kwartel
Norwegian:
Maorivaktel
Polish:
przepiórka nowozelandzka
Portuguese:
Codorna-da-nova-zelândia
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-maori
Russian:
Новозеландский перепел
Slovak:
prepelica novozélandská
Serbian:
Novozelandska prepelica (izumrla)
Swedish:
nyazeelandvaktel
Ukrainian:
Перепілка новозеландська
Chinese:
新西兰鹌鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
紐西蘭鵪鶉1875滅絕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1]
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 de Nouvelle-Zélande ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Caille de Nouvelle-Zélande ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1]
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 4th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 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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eBird version 1.50:
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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 8):
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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 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 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Coturnix novaezelandiae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Coturnix novae-zelandiae [version 1]
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:
Coturnix novaezelandiae [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coturnix novaezelandiae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Coturnix [pectoralis or novaehollandiae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Azerbaijani: Yeni Zelandiya bildirçini
Bengali: চনিঈচজরযামেয ফমটযা
Bengali (transliteration): ni'ujilyānḍēra baṭērā
Catalan: Guatlla de Nova Zelanda
Czech: křepelka novozélandská
Danish: Newzealandsk Vagtel
German: Neuseeländische Schwarzbrustwachtel, Neuseelandwachtel, Neuseeland-Wachtel, Schwarzbrustwachtel
English: New Zealand Quail, Pectoral quail, Stubble Quail
English, HBW: New Zealand Quail
English (IOC): New Zealand Quail
English (United States): New Zealand Quail
Esperanto: Novzelanda koturno
Spanish: Codorniz de Nueva Zelanda, Codorniz de Nueva Zelandia, Codorniz maorí
Spanish (Spain): Codorniz de Nueva Zelanda
Spanish (HBW): New Zealand Quail
Estonian: maoori vutt
Finnish: Uudenseelanninviiriäinen
French: Caille de Nouvelle-Zélande
Croatian: novozelandska prepelica
Hungarian: új-zélandi fürj
Italian: Quaglia della Nuova Zelanda, Quaglia di Nuova Zelanda
Japanese (romaji): nyuajiarandouzura, nyu-ji-randouzura
Japanese: ニュアジアランドウズラ, ニュージーランドウズラ
Scientific: Coturnix novaezelandiae, Coturnix novae-zelandiae
Maori: Koreke
Dutch: Nieuwzeelandse Kwartel, Nieuw-Zeelandse Kwartel
Norwegian: Maorivaktel
Polish: przepiórka nowozelandzka
Portuguese: Codorna-da-nova-zelândia
Portuguese (Portugal): codorniz-maori
Russian: Новозеландский перепел, Новозеландский перепел е
Slovak: prepelica novozélandská
Serbian: Novozelandska prepelica, Novozelandska prepelica (izumrla)
Swedish: Nya Zeelandvaktel, nyazeelandvaktel
Turkish: Yeni Zelanda bıldırcını
Ukrainian: Перепілка новозеландська
Chinese: 新西兰鹌鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 紐西蘭鵪鶉, 紐西蘭鵪鶉1875滅絕

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