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Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851)
The blue quail or African blue quail is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Synoicus
Scientific:
Synoicus adansonii
Original description
Citation:
(Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851)
Reference:
Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl.
(2), 3 p.515
Protonym:
Coturnix Adansonii
Type locality:
Gaboon.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321484
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CAA45AC64CCCBC1A
Avibase ID:
avibase-CAA45AC6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CAA45AC6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553874
Geographic range:
- Synoicus adansonii: wet grassland of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Blue Quail
Catalan:
Guatlla blava africana
Czech:
křepelka Adansonova
Danish:
Afrikansk Dværgvagtel
German:
Adansonwachtel
Spanish:
Codorniz Africana
Spanish (Spain):
Codorniz Africana
Finnish:
afrikansiniviiriäinen
French:
Caille bleue
Croatian:
plava prepelica
Hungarian:
kék fürj
Italian:
Quaglia blu
Japanese (romaji):
aohimeuzura
Japanese:
アオヒメウズラ
Lithuanian:
afrikinė melsvoji putpelė
Dutch:
Blauwe Kwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikablåvaktel
Norwegian:
Afrikablåvaktel
Polish:
przepiórka modra
Portuguese:
Codorniz-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
codorniz-azul
Russian:
Голубой перепел
Slovak:
prepelica modrá
Serbian:
Plava prepelica
Swedish:
afrikansk blåvaktel
Ukrainian:
Перепілка африканська
Chinese:
非洲蓝鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
藍鶉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Caille bleue ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caille bleue ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adamsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Coturnix chinensis adansonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue Quail ( Synoicus adansonii) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue Quail ( Excalfactoria adansonii) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Excalfactoria adansonii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Excalfactoria adansonii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Excalfactoria adansonii [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue Quail ( Coturnix adansonii) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coturnix adansonii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Excalfactoria adansonii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Synoicus [chinensis or adansonii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bloukwartel
Bengali: নীর ফমটযা
Bengali (transliteration): nīla baṭērā
Catalan: Guatlla blava africana
Czech: křepelka Adansonova
Danish: Afrikansk Dværgvagtel
German: Adansonwachtel, Adonsonwachtel, Afrikanische Zwergwachtel, Zwergwachtel
English: African Blue Quail, African painted quail, Blue Quail, King Quail
English, HBW: African Blue Quail
English (IOC): Blue Quail
English (Kenya): Blue Quail
English (United States): Blue Quail
Esperanto: Afrika koturno
Spanish: Codorniz Africana, Codorniz Azul Africana, Cordoniz Africana
Spanish (Spain): Codorniz Africana
Spanish (HBW): Blue Quail
Estonian: aafrika sinivutt
Finnish: afrikansiniviiriäinen
French: Caille bleue, Caille peinte d'Afrique
Croatian: plava prepelica
Hungarian: kék fürj
Italian: Quaglia blu
Japanese (romaji): aohimeuzura
Japanese: アオヒメウズラ
Scientific: Coturnix adamsonii, Coturnix adansoni, Coturnix adansonii, Coturnix chinensis adansonii, Coturnix chunensis, Excalfactoria adamsoni, Excalfactoria adansonii, Synoicus adansonii
Lithuanian: Afrikinė melsvoji kurapka, afrikinė melsvoji putpelė
Dutch: Afrikaanse dwergkwartel, Blauwe Kwartel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikablåvaktel
Norwegian: Afrikablåvaktel
Polish: przepiórka modra
Portuguese: Codorniz-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): codorniz-azul
Russian: Африканская голубая куропатка, Африканский голубой перепел, Голубой перепел
Slovak: prepelica modrá
Shona: Huta
Serbian: Plava prepelica
Swedish: afrikansk blåvaktel, Blå dvärgvaktel
Swahili: Tombo Buluu
Turkish: Afrika mavi bıldırcını
Tsonga: Xindogo
Ukrainian: Перепілка африканська
Chinese: 非洲蓝鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 藍鶉
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