The Canary Islands quail (Coturnix gomerae) is an extinct quail species that once occurred on the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain). Extinction This quail was most likely still present in the Canary Islands after humans settled there. Cats could have been one of the causes of the disappearance of some little flying birds like the Canary Islands quail. See also List of extinct bird species since 1500 List of extinct species List of European animals extinct in the Holocene References Jaume, D.; McMinn, M. & Alcover, J. A. (1993): Fossil bird from the Bujero del Silo, La Gomera (Canary Islands), with a description of a new species of Quail (Galliformes; Phasianidae). Boletin do Museu Municipal de Funchal 2: 147–165. External links The Extinction Website Coturnix Late Quaternary prehistoric birds Quails Birds of the Canary Islands Holocene extinctions Birds described in 1993 Extinct birds of Atlantic islands