Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
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Codorniz de Delegorgue (Coturnix delegorguei) — Codorniz del África subsahariana y el Yemen. Plumaje marrón con moteado críptico. Nomádica, sigue las lluvias estacionales. A veces forma grandes concentraciones en áreas de reproducción.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 18,1 cm | 7.1 in |
| Peso | 75,64 g | 2.67 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Male boldly patterned: black and white harlequin face pattern; chestnut-rufous underparts; black breast band; brown streaked upperparts. Female cryptically brown with pale shaft streaks; lacks male's striking face.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Breeds in open grassland and savanna from sub-Saharan Africa to India; intra-African and partial migrant depending on rainfall.
Diet & Feeding
Eats seeds, grain, and invertebrates in African and Arabian grassland; nomadic, tracking rainfall and food supply.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 14-18 days. Fledging: 5 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
4-8
Sonido
Canto
Rapid, emphatic 'weet-weet-weet' call; faster and more staccato than Common Quail. Sub-Saharan African grassland species. Alarm is a soft 'pip'. Calls persistently at dawn and dusk from dense grass.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Galliformes (Aves de Caza) |
| Familia | Phasianidae (Faisanes y Perdices) |
| Genus | Coturnix |
| Especies | Coturnix delegorguei |
Distribution
Harlequin Quail has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Phasianidae family