Harlequin quail
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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
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Introductions
The uncontrolled introduction of domestic Japanese quail breeds into Kenya, as well as a noticeable population size reduction of wild African harlequin quail numbers in parts of Western Kenya has been reported.
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