Canary Islands quail
Extinct species of bird
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The Canary Islands quail (Coturnix gomerae) is an extinct quail species that once occurred on the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain).
| Canary Islands quail Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene | |
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| Limb bones | |
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 | |
Extinction
This quail was most likely still present in the Canary Islands after humans settled there. Cats could have been one of the causes of the disappearance of some little flying birds like the Canary Islands quail.
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