Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (8)
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 17, 2015
Text last updated October 17, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | guatlla blava asiàtica |
| Chinese | 小鵪鶉 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 蓝胸鹑 |
| Czech | křepelka čínská |
| Dutch | Dwergkwartel |
| English | Blue-breasted Quail |
| English (Australia) | King Quail |
| English (Bangladesh) | Blue-breasted Quail (King Quail) |
| English (United States) | Blue-breasted Quail |
| French | Caille peinte |
| French (France) | Caille peinte |
| German | Zwergwachtel |
| Icelandic | Dverghæna |
| Indonesian | Puyuh batu |
| Japanese | ヒメウズラ |
| Malayalam | നീലമാറൻ കാട |
| Norwegian | asiablåvaktel |
| Polish | przepiórka chińska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Codorniz-chinesa |
| Russian | Расписной перепел |
| Serbian | Kineska prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelica čínska |
| Spanish | Codorniz China |
| Spanish (Spain) | Codorniz china |
| Swedish | asiatisk blåvaktel |
| Thai | นกคุ่มสี |
| Turkish | Asya Mavi Bıldırcını |
| Ukrainian | Перепілка китайська |
Synoicus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao chinensis
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.277.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China and the Phihppines = Nanking, China, ex Edwards.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SYNOICUS
- synoicus
- chinense / chinensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Blue-breasted Quail
