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Paris_Coturnix_novaeseelandiae_01
New Zealand Quail, or koreke, bzw neuseeländische Schwarzbrustwachtel.
Until 1860 was this Quail species, endemic to New Zealand, quite common on both islands. 1869 it could only be recorded from 2 localities, around 1875 this species was extinct. Probably the introduction of predators, or an avian disease trasmitted by introduced pheasants contributed to the eradication of this bird species. Stuffed specimen photgraphed at the MNHN in Paris
Paris_Coturnix_novaeseelandiae_01
New Zealand Quail, or koreke, bzw neuseeländische Schwarzbrustwachtel.
Until 1860 was this Quail species, endemic to New Zealand, quite common on both islands. 1869 it could only be recorded from 2 localities, around 1875 this species was extinct. Probably the introduction of predators, or an avian disease trasmitted by introduced pheasants contributed to the eradication of this bird species. Stuffed specimen photgraphed at the MNHN in Paris