Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Coturnix coturnix
Codorniz, Quail
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Coturnix
Species
coturnix
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2001
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Animals for breeding
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
- Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Carrión, V., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P. & Milstead, B. (2007) Status of introduced vertebrates in Galapagos. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 136–141.
- Phillips, R. B. D.A. Wiedenfeld and H.L. Snell (2012) Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galápagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biol Invasions (2012) 14:461–480 DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
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"Galapagos Species Database, Coturnix coturnix", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5071. Accessed 1 November 2026.