Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Blue Quail
Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii
Described by: Verreaux, J.; Verreaux, E. (1851)
Alternate common name(s): African Blue Quail, King Quail
Old scientific name(s): Excalfactoria adansonii
Photographs
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Range
Africa s. of the Sahara;
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, s. Chad, n. Zaire, se. Sudan, sw. Ethiopia s. to Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and e. South Afirca (Natal and e. Cape Province).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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