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Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Anurophasis
Scientific: Anurophasis monorthonyx
Citation: van Oort, 1910
Reference: NotesLeydenMus. 32 p.212
Protonym: Anurophasis monorthonyx
Avibase ID: 6A668E882BDEAC1F
Short link: https://avibase.ca/6A668E88
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175959
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
Anurophasis monorthonyx : W New Guinea (alpine grasslands of Snow Mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
English: Snow Mountain Quail
Czech: křepelka novoguinejská
German: Schneegebirgswachtel
Danish: Papuavagtel
Spanish: Codorniz Papúa
Finnish: papuanviiriäinen
French: Caille de montagne
Italian: Quaglia degli Snow
Japanese: yukiyamauzura
Japanese: ユキヤマウズラ
Dutch: Nieuw-Guinese Bergpatrijs
Norwegian: Kjempevaktel
Polish: przepiórka nowogwinejska
Portuguese: Codorna-grande
Russian: Новогвинейский горный перепел
Slovak: prepelica horská
Swedish: papuansk berghöna
Chinese: 雪山鹑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Caille de montagne ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caille de montagne ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 1st edition: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 3rd edition: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 4th edition: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements, version 2015: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements, version 2016: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements, version 2017: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Clements, version 2018: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 1.50: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 1.52: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 1.53: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 1.54: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 1.55: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 2015: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 2016: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 2017: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
eBird version 2018: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
James Lee Peters: Anurophasis monorthonyx
James Lee Peters (original): Anurophasis monorthonyx
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Anurophasis monorthonyx
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Snow Mountain Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Snow Mountains Quail ( Anurophasis monorthonyx )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anurophasis monorthonyx
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anurophasis monorthonyx
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Guatlla de muntanyaCzech: Krepelka novoguinejská, křepelka novoguinejskáDanish: PapuavagtelGerman: SchneegebirgswachtelEnglish: New Guinea Quail, Snow Mountain Quail, Snow Mountains QuailEnglish (IOC): Snow Mountain QuailSpanish: Codorniz PapúaSpanish (Spain): Codorniz PapúaSpanish (HBW): Snow Mountain QuailEstonian: mägivuttFinnish: PapuanviiriäinenFrench: Caille de montagne, Caille de Van OortIndonesian: Puyuh JayawijayaItalian: Quaglia degli Snow, Quaglia delle nevi della Nuova GuineaJapanese: yukiyamauzuraJapanese: ユキヤマウズラLatin: Anurophasis monorthonyxLithuanian: Naujosios Gvinėjos putpelėDutch: Nieuwguinese Bergpatrijs, Nieuw-Guinese Bergpatrijs, Nieuwguinese BerpatrijsNorwegian Nynorsk: KjempevaktelNorwegian: KjempevaktelPolish: przepiórka nowogwinejskaPortuguese: Codorna-grandeRussian: Новогвинейская горная куропатка, Новогвинейский горный перепелSlovak: prepelica horskáSwedish: Iriansk berghöna, papuaberghöna, papuansk berghönaTurkish: Büyük BıldırcınUkrainian: Перепілка новогвінейськаChinese: 雪山鹑Chinese (Traditional): 雪山鶉