New Zealand Quail

The New Zealand Quail, or koreke , has been extinct since 1875. The male and female were similar, except for the fact the female was lighter. The first scientist to describe it was Sir Joseph Banks when he visited New Zealand on James Cook's first voyage. The first specimen was collected in 1827 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard on Dumont D'Urville's voyage. It has sometimes been considered conspecific with the Australian Stubble Quail, which would then be named Coturnix novaezelandiae pectoralis as it was only scientifically described after the New Zealand birds were.

The New Zealand Quail is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

The New Zealand Quail, or koreke (the Māori name), has been extinct since 1875. The male and female were similar, except for the fact the female was lighter. The first scientist to describe it was Sir Joseph Banks when he visited New Zealand on James Cook's first voyage. The first specimen was collected in 1827 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard on Dumont D'Urville's voyage. More

The New Zealand Quail lived on North and South Island. Although the species was still fairly common on South Island in the 1860s, it was considered to be extinct shortly after 1875. As Sir John Francis Julius von Haast, curator of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch wrote to the German ornithologist Otto Finsch in 1873: "You might be interested to hear from this quail, which may disappear within only a couple of years. More

The native New Zealand quail was uncommon during early European settlement in New Zealand and considered extinct by about 1870. Californian quail were introduced to Nelson in 1865. Other provinces followed and populations expanded so rapidly that, in 1890, thousands of Californian quail were canned or frozen and exported from Nelson to London. Later, the release of stoats and weasels for rabbit control took its inevitable toll and in some locations where quail were formerly numerous they disappeared completely. More

survivors of the New Zealand quail thought to have been extinct since about 1875. "At this stage, the notion that these quail may be a surviving group of New Zealand quail is quite speculative," Mr Seabrook-Davison told the university's newsletter. "It's also been suggested that they may be a hybrid". The New Zealand quail, coturnix novaezelandiae, were once abundant throughout the mainland and on Great Barrier Island, but are recorded as the second bird species to be wiped out during European settlement. More

Specimen of an extinct New Zealand quail in the Paris Museum of Natural History. (PhysOrg.com) - A Massey biology researcher has used DNA analysis to prove quail on Tiritiri Matangi Island are Australian and not remnants of an extinct New Zealand species. PhD researcher Mark Seabrook-Davison from the Institute of Natural Sciences at Albany says the introduced bird could enhance our forests if allowed to thrive in other regions. More

The New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezealandiae, was widespread throughout New Zealand until its rapid extinction in the 1870's. To date, confusion continues to exist concerning the identity of C. novaezealandiae and its phylogenetic relationship to Coturnix species in neighbouring Australia, two of which, C. ypsilophora and C. pectoralis, were introduced into New Zealand as game birds. The Australian brown quail, C. More

New Zealand quail and two Australian quail species introduced here as game birds. Using sophisticated new DNA gene coding, he found quail on Tiritiri Matangi to be genetically identical to the Australian brown quail. As a result of the study, some museums around the world will have to rename their exhibits of quail, with Coturnix pectoralis (Australian stubble quail) previously labelled as Coturnix novaezelandiae. More

The New Zealand Quail was believed to be extinct in New Zealand by the late 1880’s, which means if these quail found on the Island are in act Coturnix novaezelandiae it would mark a rediscovery after over 100 years. The potential still exists however that these are either introduced quail or hybrids of current species. The genetic testing will be needed for the final confirmation and then conservation controls as necessary. More

the New Zealand quail was once common in parts of the North and South Islands. Being a species living mainly in grasslands, it was more abundant in the South Island on its eastern side than in the North where its distribution was far more localised. By the mid-nineteenth century the koreke, as it was known to the Maori, was already uncommon in the North Island, though at about the same time it was still abundant in parts of Nelson and Otago. More

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New Zealand quail is quite speculative. It’s also been suggested that they may be a hybrid,’ says Mr Seabrook-Davison. He says that the ecological study he is carrying out in conjunction with the genetic testing will also have important implications for future conservation projects in the Hauraki Gulf Islands. ‘There is keen interest in the possibility of putting these quail on to other islands. More