Brown Quail
Synoicus ypsilophorus(Bosc, LAG, 1792)
English (US) Brown Quail
The Brown Quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Quail
- Described by
- (Bosc, LAG, 1792)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Synoicus ypsilophorus raaltenii
- Synoicus ypsilophorus pallidior
- Synoicus ypsilophorus saturatior
- Synoicus ypsilophorus dogwa
- Synoicus ypsilophorus plumbeus
- Synoicus ypsilophorus monticola
- Synoicus ypsilophorus mafulu
- Synoicus ypsilophorus australis
- Synoicus ypsilophorus ypsilophorus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coturnix ypsilophorus
- Described by
- (Bosc, LAG, 1792)
- Type locality
- No locality = Tasmania apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2 p.297 pl.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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