Species of bird
The
Montezuma quail of Central America and the southwestern U.S. is sometimes called the harlequin quail.
Theharlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei species of bird in the familyPhasianidae . It occurs insub-Saharan Africa and in theArabian Peninsula .[ 4] Adulphe Delegorgue .
Drawing of the head There are three subspecies:[ 5] [ 4]
The uncontrolled introduction of domestic Japanese quail breeds into Kenya, as well as a noticeable population size reduction of wild African harlequin quail numbers in parts of Western Kenya has been reported.[ 6]
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