Coturnicini
Coturnicini | |
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Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Pavoninae |
Tribe: | Coturnicini Reichenbach, 1848 |
Genera | |
Tetraogallus | |
Synonyms | |
Tetraogallini |
Coturnicini is a tribe of birds in the subfamily Pavoninae. It contains the Old World quail, snowcocks, and African spurfowl, among others. Members of this tribe have a wide range throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia. This tribe contains the only members of Pavoninae native to continental Europe (Coturnix and Alectoris), as well as the only members of Phasianidae as a whole native to Australasia (Coturnix and Synoicus). This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and has been accepted by the International Ornithological Congress.[1][2][3]
Species[]
Image | Genus | Recent species |
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Tetraogallus |
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Ammoperdix |
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Synoicus |
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Margaroperdix |
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Coturnix |
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Alectoris |
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Perdicula |
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Ophrysia |
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Pternistis |
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References[]
- ^ "A phylogenomic supermatrix of Galliformes (Landfowl) reveals biased branch lengths". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 158: 107091. 2021-05-01. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107091. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Galliformes". bird-phylogeny (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
Categories:
- Bird tribes
- Coturnicini