Canary Islands quail

The Canary Islands quail (Coturnix gomerae) once occurred on the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain).

Contents

 * 1Extinction
 * 2See also
 * 3References
 * 4External links

Extinction[edit]
This quail was most likely still present in the Canary Islands after humans settled there. Cats could have been one of the causes of the disappearance of some little flying birds like the Canary Islands quail.

See also[edit]

 * List of extinct birds
 * List of extinct animals
 * List of extinct animals of Europe

References[edit]

 * Jaume, D.; McMinn, M. & Alcover, J. A. (1993): Fossil bird from the Bujero del Silo, La Gomera (Canary Islands), with a description of a new species of Quail (Galliformes; Phasianidae). Boletin do Museu Municipal de Funchal 2: 147–165.

External links[edit]

 * The Extinction Website

Categories:
 * Coturnix
 * Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
 * Quails
 * Birds of the Canary Islands
 * Holocene extinctions
 * Birds described in 1993
 * Extinct birds of Atlantic islands
 * Galliformes stubs
 * Prehistoric bird stubs