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Coturnix
Coturnix
is a
genus
of eight extant
species
and two known extinct species of Old World
quail
. They are related to the
francolins
,
jungle bush quail
,
snowcocks
and
rock partridges
. Species of
Coturnix
and the aforementioned genera belong to their own
monophyletic
clade, Coturnicinae, a subfamily within the family
Phasianidae
. Some authors consider this clade, together with a sibling assemblage, the Gallininae (including the
junglefowl
,
long-billed partridge
and
Chinese bamboo partridge
) warrants classification in its own family, Coturnigallusinidae.
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