Canary Islands quail facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Canary Islands quailTemporal range: Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene
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Coturnix
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gomerae
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The Canary Islands quail (Coturnix gomerae) is an extinct quail species that once occurred on the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain).
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.
See also
In Spanish: Coturnix gomerae para niños
- List of extinct birds
- List of extinct animals
- List of extinct animals of Europe
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