New Zealand quail

New Zealand quail

Extinct (1875)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Extinct (1875) (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Coturnix
Species:
†C. novaezelandiae
Binomial name
†Coturnix novaezelandiae
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Synonyms

Coturnix novaezelandiae
novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

The New Zealand quail (Coturnix novaezelandiae), or koreke in Māori, is an extinct quail species endemic to New Zealand. The male and female were similar, except the female was lighter. The first scientist to describe it was Sir Joseph Banks when he visited New Zealand on James Cook's first voyage. Terrestrial and temperate, this species inhabited lowland tussock grassland and open fernlands.[3] The first specimen to be obtained by a European was collected in 1827 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard on Dumont D'Urville's voyage. It most likely went extinct due to diseases from introduced game birds.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coturnix novaezelandiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678955A92795779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678955A92795779.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Coturnix novaezelandiae. NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ Pappas, J. (2002). "Coturnix novaezelandiae". Animal Diversity Web.