Tribe Coturnicini Reichenbach 1848 (quail)
Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianinae according to J. Watanabe et al. 2018
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Archaeophasianus, Gallini, Lophophorini, Palaeophasianus, Pavonini, Perdicini, Phasianini, Polyplectronini, Tetraonini
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Shiriya, Locality 3-1 (Quaternary of Japan)