Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusCoturnix (Typical Old World Quails)
- SpeciesCoturnix delegorguei (Harlequin Quail)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Harlequin Quail in Samburu National Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Harlequin Quail sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 97 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harlequin Quail in Samburu National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Harlequin Quail in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.