Canary Islands Quail

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Canary Islands Quail
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Coturnix Species: C. gomerae
Binomial name
Coturnix gomerae Jaume, McMinn & Alcover, 1993

The Canary Islands Quail (Coturnix gomerae) once occurred on the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain). It might also have inhabited Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, but there are no remains found on these islands.

Contents 1 Extinction 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Extinction

This Quail was most likely still present in the Canary Islands after humans settled there. The cat could have been one of the causes of the disappearance of some little flying birds like the Canary Islands Quail.

[edit] References

• Jaume, D.; McMinn, M. & Alcover, J. A. (1993): Fossil bird from the Bujero del Silo, La Gomera (Canary Islands), with a description of a new species of Quail (Galliformes; Phasianidae). Boletin do Museu Municipal de Funchal 2: 147-165.

[edit] See also

• Extinct birds
• List of extinct animals
• List of extinct animals of Europe

[edit] External links

• The Extinction Website