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Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei, is a bird of the family Phasianidae that breeds widely across Africa. It is also found in the Arabian Peninsula, and its range includes sub-Saharan Africa. The name honours Adulphe Delegorgue, the collector after whom it was named. Three subspecies are recognised: one in the south-western Arabian Peninsula, one across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and one on São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: widespread
