Harlequin quail
Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
The harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 72.4 g to 79.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the harlequin quail
- Weight
- 72.4 g – 79.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 18 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the harlequin quail live?
Not recorded
What is the harlequin quail?
The harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula. The species is named after the collector, Adulphe Delegorgue.
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Is the harlequin quail endangered?
The harlequin quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the harlequin quail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusCoturnix
- SpeciesCoturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- HAQUEnglish
- BontkwartelAfrikaans
- سمان ضاحكArabic
- سمان مهرجArabic
- Koailh harlikinBreton
- guatlla arlequíCatalan
- křepelka harlekýnCzech
- sofliar fraith AffricaWelsh
- HarlekinvagtelDanish
- HarlekinwachtelGerman
- Harlekin-WachtelGerman
- arlekena koturnoEsperanto
- Codorniz arlequínSpanish
- aafrika vihmavuttEstonian
- afrikanviiriäinenFinnish
- Caille arlequinFrench
- Gearg airleacáinIrish
- שליו מקושטHebrew
- afrička prepelicaCroatian
- harlekinfürjHungarian
- Quaglia arlecchinoItalian
- ヤクシャウズラJapanese
- spalvingoji putpelėLithuanian
- arlekīnpaipalaLatvian
- KibonaombyMalagasy
- HarlekijnkwartelDutch
- przepiórka pstraPolish
- CodornizPortuguese
- codorna-arlequimPortuguese
- codorniz-arlequimPortuguese
- Перепел-арлекинRussian
- prepelica pestráSlovak
- Arlekinska prepelicaSerbian
- harlekinvaktelSwedish
- Alacalı BıldırcınTurkish
- Soytarı BıldırcınıTurkish
- перепілка-арлекінUkrainian
- 丑鵪鶉Chinese
- 花脸鹌鹑Chinese
- isiGwacaZulu
Relatives of the harlequin quail
Other species in the same genus Coturnix.
Common quail
Coturnix coturnix
Japanese quail
Coturnix japonica
Rain quail
Coturnix coromandelica
New Zealand quail
Coturnix novaezelandiae
Stubble quail
Coturnix pectoralis
CompareHarlequin quail vs Common quailHarlequin quail vs Japanese quailHarlequin quail vs Rain quailHarlequin quail vs New Zealand quail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the harlequin quail?
An adult harlequin quail weighs 72.4 g – 79.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the harlequin quail endangered?
The harlequin quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the harlequin quail?
The harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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