Elegant Quail

Callipepla douglasii - Colin élégant

Systematics

Order
:
Galliformes
Family
:
Odontophoridés
Genus
:
Callipepla
Species
:
douglasii

Descriptor

Vigors, 1829

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 160 à 196 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Elegant Quail (Callipepla douglasii) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Callipepla douglasii douglasii (Sinaloa, nw Durango. nw Mexico.)
Callipepla douglasii bensoni (Sonora, c Chihuahua. nw Mexico.)
Callipepla douglasii impedita (Nayarit. wc Mexico.)
Callipepla douglasii teres (Jalisco. wc Mexico.)
Callipepla douglasii vanderbilti (Tres Marias Is.. off wc Mexico.)

Foreign names

Colin élégant,
Colín elegante,
colim-elegante,
Douglaswachtel,
Douglas-fogasfürj,
Douglas' Kuifkwartel,
Quaglia elegante,
prakttofsvaktel,
Sinaloavaktel,
prepelka ozdobná,
křepel chocholkatý,
Rødtoppet Vagtel,
pensastupsuviiriäinen,
colí elegant,
przepiór strojny,
Дугласов хохлатый перепел,
エボシウズラ,
华丽翎鹑,
優雅翎鶉,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
Pheasants, partridges and grouses, Madge Steve
Avibase, Lepage Denis
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest