Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988 see Subcohort Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988
       [Order] Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
         phasianoids see Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825
           Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 - turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
             Subfamily Perdicinae Bonaparte, 1838
               Genus Coturnix Bonnaterre, 1790
                 1 Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) - common quail
                 2 Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 - Japanese quail
                 3 Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789) - rain quail
                 4 Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847 - harlequin quail
                 5 Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837 - stubble quail
                 6 ‡Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 - New Zealand quail
                 7 Coturnix ypsilophora Bosc, 1792 - brown quail
                 8 Coturnix chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - blue-breasted quail
                 9 Coturnix adansonii Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851 - African blue quail