Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Subclass Galloanserae > Superorder Gallomorphae > Order Galliformes > Suborder Phasiani > Superfamily Phasianoidea > Family Phasianidae > Genus Coturnix

Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Tetrao Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Coturnix*	Bonnaterre, 1791	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Tetrao coturnix*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: shkortëza; shkurta sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Danish: Vagtel sources: danish PESI focal point

Dutch: Kwartel sources: Dutch Species Register

English: Quail sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

English-United States: Common Quail; Quail sources: Charles Hussey

Galician: Gearg

German: Wachtel sources: Germany PESI focal point

Greek: Κοινό Ορτύκι ; Κοινό Ορτύκι sources: Greek PESI focal point

Irish: Gearg sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Israel (Hebrew): שלו sources: Hebrew PESI focal point

Italian: Quaglia sources: italian PESI focal point

Lithuanian: putpelė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Norwegian: Vaktel sources: Norwegian PESI focal point

Norwegian Bokmål: vaktel sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 161

Norwegian Nynorsk: vaktel sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 161

Russian: перепел sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: prepelica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: Codorniz común sources: spanish PESI focal point

Swedish: vaktel

Turkish: Bildircin; Bıldırcın sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Звичайна перепілка; Перепілка sources: Ukranian PESI focal point;Ukraine PESI focal point

Welsh: sofliar

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Citation

Drs Cees Roselaar. Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96432

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2004-05-07 by Drs Cees Roselaar

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