New Zealand Quail
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| Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 |
The New Zealand Quail, or Koreke,(the maori name for the bird), has been extinct since 1875. The male and female were similar, except for the fact 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. The first specimen was collected in 1827 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard on Dumont D'Urville's voyage.
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