Harlequin quail

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The Montezuma quail of Central America and the southwestern U.S. is sometimes called the harlequin quail. Drawing of the head of a harlequin quail

The harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It occurs in Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula.[4]

Taxonomy[edit]
There are three subspecies:[5][4]
 * C. d. arabica,  Bannerman, 1929  - Southwest Arabian Peninsula
 * C. d. delegorguei,  Delegorgue, 1847  - Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
 * C. d. histrionica,  Hartlaub, 1849  - São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea

References[edit]

 * 1) ^ Jump up to:a b Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018
 * 1) ^ Jump up to:a b Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018
 * 1) ^ Jump up to:a b Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018
 * 1) ^ Jump up to:a b Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018

External links[edit]

 * Harlequin quail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

Categories:
 * IUCN Red List least concern species
 * Coturnix
 * Birds of the Gulf of Guinea
 * Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
 * Birds of the Middle East
 * Birds described in 1847
 * Galliformes stubs