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Synoicus chinensis  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1193704

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Coturnix chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
  
  Common Name(s): King Quail [English]
  
    Blue-breasted Quail [English]
  
    Asian Blue Quail [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderGalliformes  – Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds, gallinacées, volaille  
                            FamilyPhasianidae  – Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, Quail, cailles, faisans  
                               GenusSynoicus Gould, 1843  
                                  SpeciesSynoicus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – King Quail, Blue-breasted Quail, Asian Blue Quail  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesSynoicus chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)  
                                     SubspeciesSynoicus chinensis colletti (Mathews, 1912)  
                                     SubspeciesSynoicus chinensis lepidus (Hartlaub, 1879)  
                                     SubspeciesSynoicus chinensis lineatus (Scopoli, 1786)  
                                     SubspeciesSynoicus chinensis trinkutensis (Richmond, 1902)  
                                     SubspeciesSynoicus chinensis victoriae (Mathews, 1912)  
       

 References
       
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  Source: eBird/Clements Checklist (2021), database (version 2021)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/   
  Reference for: Synoicus chinensis   
       
  Source: HBW and BirdLife Int. v.6 (2021), database (version 6)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip   
  Reference for: Synoicus chinensis   
       
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 12.1), website (version 12.1)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]   
  Reference for: Synoicus chinensis, King Quail [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds.   
  Publication Date: 2013   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines   
  Page(s): l + 461   
  Publisher: Aves Press   
  Publication Place: Eastbourne, UK   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9780956861108   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
    Oceania  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Hawaii, Introduced  
 

 

    

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