Cdelegor

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Coturnix delegorguei

Delegorguei, 1847

Family: Phasianidae

Order: Galliformes

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Harlequin quail

Harlekinwachtel

Caille arlequin

Codorniz Arlequín

CMS NL

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC threat status )

Migration: nomadising

Coturnix delegorguei

Pattern varies according to locality. Nomadic in E & C Africa, movements seemingly associated with rains, but more regular movements may occur in some areas. In S Africa migrates S to breed in rains, and mostly flies N in dry season, but not to same area every year. Situation uncertain in W Africa, where no definite breeding records, and species is probably only a rather irregular migrant: movements in Nigeria particularly confusing, but species is apparently commonest in N during rains, with some southward movement during dry season; dry season migrant to Ivory Coast; only one record each from N Cameroon and Ghana; said to breed in Chad. Various movements reported in other areas.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia