Coturnicini is a tribe of birds in the subfamily Phasianinae. It contains the Old World quail, snowcocks, and African spurfowl, among others. Members of this tribe have a wide range throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia. This tribe contains the only members of Pavoninae native to continental Europe (Coturnix and Alectoris), as well as the only members of Phasianidae as a whole native to Australasia (Coturnix and Synoicus). This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and has been accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.[1][2][3][4]
| Coturnicini | |
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| Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Tribe: | Coturnicini Reichenbach, 1848 |
| Genera | |
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Tetraogallus | |
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Tetraogallini | |
Species
edit| Image | Genus | Recent species |
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| Tetraogallus |
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| Ammoperdix |
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| Synoicus |
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| Margaroperdix |
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| Coturnix |
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| Alectoris |
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| Perdicula |
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| Ophrysia |
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| Pternistis |
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References
edit- ^ Kimball, Rebecca T.; Hosner, Peter A.; Braun, Edward L. (2021-05-01). "A phylogenomic supermatrix of Galliformes (Landfowl) reveals biased branch lengths". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 158: 107091. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107091. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 33545275. S2CID 231963063.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Galliformes". bird-phylogeny (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "H&M4 Checklist family by family - The Trust for Avian Systematics". www.aviansystematics.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.