Harlequin Quail

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q606076
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Summary

Harlequin Quail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (540 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Coturnix[5]
  • Taxon name: Coturnix delegorguei[6]
  • Commons category: Coturnix delegorguei[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Coturnix delegorguei[8]
  • Commons gallery: Coturnix delegorguei[9]
  • Short name: C. delegorguei[10]
  • Taxon common name: sofliar fraith Affrica[11], Harlequin Quail[12], Harlekinwachtel[13], Codorniz arlequín[14], guatlla arlequí[15], křepelka harlekýn[16], aafrika vihmavutt[17], Harlekinvaktel[18], Перепел-арлекин[19], ヤクシャウズラ[20], Harlekinvagtel[21], afrikanviiriäinen[22], harlekinfürj[23], przepiórka pstra[24]
  • Mass: 7.5 g[25], 75 g[26]
  • Litter size: 5.7[27]
  • Egg incubation period: 16 day[28]
  • Taxon range: Africa[29]

Body

Identifiers

Harlequin Quail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 820[30]. Harlequin Quail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9093[31]. Harlequin Quail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513807[32]. Harlequin Quail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474141[33]. Harlequin Quail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176012[34].

Why It Matters

Harlequin Quail has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of life id → 45513807
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+16'}
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