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The New Zealand Quail (Coturnix novaezelandiae), or koreke (the Māori name), has been extinct since 1875. 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 was collected in 1827 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard on Dumont D'Urville's voyage. It has sometimes been considered conspecific with the Australian Stubble Quail, which would then be named Coturnix novaezelandiae pectoralis as it was only scientifically described after the New Zealand birds were. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Coturnix
Scientific:
Coturnix novaezelandiae
Citation:
Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Reference:
Voy.AstrolabeZool. p.242
Protonym:
Coturnix Novae-Zelandiae
Avibase ID:
48E3A389039735F8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/48E3A389
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553872
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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 3rd edition: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2015: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2018: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Coturnix novaezelandiae [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Coturnix novae-zelandiae [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Coturnix novae-zelandiae [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: New Zealand Quail ( Coturnix novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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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