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Elegant Quail (douglasii)
Callipepla douglasii douglasii (Vigors, NA 1829)
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Odontophoridae
Genus:
Callipepla
Scientific:
Callipepla douglasii douglasii
Original description
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1829)
Reference:
Zool. J. London
4, no.15 p.354
Protonym:
Ortyx Douglasii
Type locality:
Monterey, error = Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87902#page/366/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FD82B68B5B2E967E
Avibase ID:
avibase-FD82B68B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FD82B68B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677582
Geographic range:
- Callipepla douglasii douglasii: western Mexico (far southern Sonora to Sinaloa and northwestern Durango)
Source: Clements checklist
Elegant Quail (douglasii)
French:
Colin élégant (douglasii)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Elegant Quail (douglasii) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Elegant Quail (douglasii) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Elegant Quail (douglasii) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Elegant Quail (douglasii) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Elegant Quail (nominate) ( Callipepla douglasii douglasii) |
| Avilist 2025: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lophortyx douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lophortyx douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lophortyx douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Callipepla douglasii douglasii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Callipepla douglasii
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Douglas-Wachtel
English: Elegant Quail, Elegant Quail (douglasii), Elegant Quail (nominate)
Spanish: Codorniz Elegante
French: Colin élégant, Colin élégant (douglasii), Colin élégant (nominal), Colin élégant (nominale), Colin élégant (race nominale)
Italian: Colino di Douglas
Scientific: Callipepla douglasii douglasii, Lophortyx douglasii douglasii, Ortyx Douglasii
Dutch: Douglas kuifkwartel
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