Mondo Quaglia
LE QUAGLIE NEL MONDO
ORIGINI E DIFUSIONI
Introduzione
Per iniziare ci proponiamo di farvi conoscere un pò della bella famiglia delle quaglie ornamentali e quaglie di allevamento.
Alla base della famiglia di Coturnix sta la quaglia comune, Coturnix Coturnix, uccello selvatico migrante di Europa, Asia e Africa. Numerose sottospecie sono derivate da questa, includiamo quaglia europea (C.C.Coturnix), quaglia eurasiatica(C.C. Comunis) e la quaglia giapponese (C.C. Japonica).
Associazioni alla stessa quaglia comune sono anche Coturnix pectoralis, la quaglia bruna Coturnix Ypsilophorus da Australia, in india c’e ‘’Rain Quail’’ quaglia della pioggia Coturnix Coromendelia mentre in Africa essiste quaglia arlequino Coturnix Delegorguei.
In Nuova Zeelanda si parlava della Coturnix Novaezelandica o ‘’Koreke’’ che e fortemente minacciata. Non dobbiamo dimenticare anche le piu piccole della famiglia, quaglia Blu Cinese (E. Cinensis) e quaglia Blu Africana che sono allevate per la loro bellezza. Sono diverse variazioni e linee di colorazioni secondo la zona dove si trovano.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Subfamily: Perdicinae Genus: Coturnix Species: C. coromandelica Binomial name Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789)
Grassland, cropped fields, and scrubs in the Indus valley of central Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging across the Gangetic plains, and parts of peninsular continental India. Mostly seen in winter further south.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Subfamily: Perdicinae Genus: Coturnix Species: C. coromandelica Binomial name Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789)
The Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius scintillans), is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.
The Painted Buttonquail is about 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long. It is a ground-dwelling bird and is found in grassy forests and woodlands. It feeds on insects and seeds, and the males incubate the eggs for a fortnight and then care for the young.
The Painted Buttonquail is native to Australia. Its range extends from Queensland southwards to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. A separate population is present in the southwestern part of Western Australia. The subspecies Turnix varius scintillans is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands off the west coast of Australia. Another subspecies, Turnix varius novaecaledoniae was endemic to New Caledonia but is believed to be extinct as it has not been recorded since 1912.
The Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius scintillans), is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.
The Marbled Wood Quail (Odontophorus gujanensis) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Genus: Odontophorus Species: O. gujanensis Binomial name Odontophorus gujanensis
The Marbled Wood Quail (Odontophorus gujanensis) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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