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Coturnix

'''''Coturnix''''' is a genus of quail. Members of the genus are typically small brown birds, with buff and red tones, and dark lines around the head and nape. They are heavily hunted in their habitats for their meat and vibrant feathers.

Species list

- Japanese Quail, ''Coturnix japonica''
- Common Quail, ''Coturnix coturnix''
- Harlequin Quail, ''Coturnix delegorguei''
- Rain Quail, ''Coturnix coromandelica''
- Stubble Quail, ''Coturnix pectoralis''
- New Zealand Quail, ''Coturnix novaezelandiae'' - extinct (1875)
- Brown Quail, ''Coturnix ypsilophora''
- Asian Blue Quail, ''Coturnix chinensis''
- African Blue Quail, ''Coturnix adansonii''
- Canary Islands Quail, ''Coturnix gomerae'' - Late Quaternary prehistoric birds|prehistoric A fossil species from the Late Oligocene - Late Miocene of SW and Central Europe was described as ''Coturnix gallica''. Another, ''C. donnezani'', was widespread in Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene EuropeMlíkovský (2002).

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References

- (2002a): Early Pleistocene birds of Stránská skála, Czech Republic: 2. Absolon's cave. ''Sylvia'' '''38''': 19-28 with Czech abstract. PDF fulltext Category:Coturnix| category:Genera of birds

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