Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii(Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851)
English (US) Blue Quail
The Blue Quail (Synoicus adansonii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: wet grassland of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Synoicus adansonii
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Quail
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Coturnix Adansonii
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851)
- Type locality
- Gaboon.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 3 p.515
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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