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Harlequin quail
The
harlequin
quail
is a
species
of
bird
in the
family
Phasianidae
. It occurs in
Africa
and in the
Arabian Peninsula
. The species is named after the
collector
,
Adulphe Delegorgue
.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies:
C. d. arabica
,
Bannerman
,
1929
-
Southwest
Arabian
Peninsula
C. d. delegorguei
, Delegorgue,
1847
-
Sub-Saharan Africa
and
Madagascar
C. d. histrionica
,
Hartlaub
,
1849
-
São Tomé Island
,
Gulf of Guinea