The elegant quail is a species of New World quail endemic to Pacific-slope thorn forest of north-western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Nayarit. These are common, mainly ground-dwelling birds, and the IUCN has rated them as being a "species of least concern". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1829)
Reference:
Zool. J. London
4 p.354
Protonym:
Ortyx Douglasii
Type locality:
Monterey, error = Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485270
Avibase ID:
71FBF8D456B11BCB
Avibase ID:
avibase-71FBF8D4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/71FBF8D4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553899
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colin élégant ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colin élégant ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Elegant Quail ( Lophortyx douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Elegant Quail ( Lophortyx douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Elegant Quail ( Lophortyx douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Elegant Quail ( Lophortyx douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lophortyx douglasii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lophortyx douglasii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lophortyx douglasii [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Elegant Quail ( Callipepla douglasii) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Callipepla douglasii [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Callipepla douglasii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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