Avibase: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti (Elegant Quail (vanderbilti))

Elegant Quail (vanderbilti)

Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti (Bond, J; Meyer de Schauensee, R 1944)

Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Odontophoridae
Genus:
   Callipepla
Scientific:
  Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti

Original description

Citation:
(Bond, J; Meyer de Schauensee, R 1944)

Reference:
Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Monogr. 6 p.48

Protonym:
Lophortyx douglasii vanderbilti

Type locality:
Maria Madre, Tres Marías Islands, Mexico

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
415C2A8BE3909B18

Avibase ID:
avibase-415C2A8B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/415C2A8B

Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti: Tres Marías Islands (off Nayarit, western Mexico)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Elegant Quail (vanderbilti)
French:
Colin élégant (vanderbilti)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Elegant Quail (vanderbilti) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Elegant Quail (vanderbilti) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Elegant Quail (vanderbilti) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Elegant Quail (vanderbilti) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Elegant Quail (Islas Marías) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Elegant Quail (Islas Marías) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Elegant Quail (Islas Marías) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Elegant Quail (Islas Marías) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Elegant Quail (Islas Marías) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Elegant Quail (Islas Marías) ( Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti)
Avilist 2025: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Callipepla douglasii

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