Excalfactoria chinensis [chinensis or lineatula] (Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatula])

Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatula]

Excalfactoria chinensis [chinensis or lineatula] (= Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Excalfactoria
Scientific:
  Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Tetrao chinensis

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946473

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E15B8682F5ADC044

Avibase ID:
avibase-E15B8682

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E15B8682

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677911

English:
Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatula]
French:
Caille peinte [chinensis ou lineatula]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatula] ( Excalfactoria chinensis [chinensis or lineatula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatula] ( Excalfactoria chinensis [chinensis or lineatula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-breasted Quail (nominate) ( Coturnix chinensis chinensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-breasted Quail (nominate) ( Coturnix chinensis chinensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-breasted Quail (nominate) ( Synoicus chinensis chinensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-breasted Quail (nominate) ( Synoicus chinensis chinensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-breasted Quail (nominate) ( Synoicus chinensis chinensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-breasted Quail (nominate) ( Synoicus chinensis chinensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatulus] ( Synoicus chinensis [chinensis or lineatulus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-breasted Quail [chinensis or lineatula] ( Excalfactoria chinensis [chinensis or lineatula])
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coturnix chinensis chinensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Excalfactoria chinensis [chinensis, lineatula or palmeri]

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