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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s in the pheasant
Pheasant

Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, with males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattle and long tails....
 family Phasianidae
Phasianidae

The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, and including the junglefowl , Old World quail, francolins, monals and peafowl....
. New World quail
New World quail

The New World quails are small birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The The Americas species are in their own family Odontophoridae, whereas the Old World birds are in the pheasant family Phasianidae....
s (family Odontophoridae) and buttonquail
Buttonquail

The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, and Australia....
s (family Turnicidae)and are not closely related but named for their similar appearance and behaviour.

ls are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed
Seed

A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant....
 eaters but will also take insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s and similar small prey. They nest on the ground and are capable of short, rapid bursts of flight.






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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s in the pheasant
Pheasant

Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, with males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattle and long tails....
 family Phasianidae
Phasianidae

The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, and including the junglefowl , Old World quail, francolins, monals and peafowl....
. New World quail
New World quail

The New World quails are small birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. The The Americas species are in their own family Odontophoridae, whereas the Old World birds are in the pheasant family Phasianidae....
s (family Odontophoridae) and buttonquail
Buttonquail

The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, and Australia....
s (family Turnicidae)and are not closely related but named for their similar appearance and behaviour.

Behaviour

Quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed
Seed

A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant....
 eaters but will also take insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s and similar small prey. They nest on the ground and are capable of short, rapid bursts of flight. Some species such as the Japanese and Common Quail are migratory
Bird migration

Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather....
 and fly for long distances. Some quail are farmed in large numbers. The Japanese Quail (or coturnix quail) is kept mostly to produce eggs.

Species in taxonomic order

  • Genus Coturnix
    Coturnix

    Coturnix is a genus of quail. Members of the genus are typically small brown birds, with buff and red tones, and dark lines around the head and nape....
    • Common Quail
      Common Quail

      The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is a small bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is widespread and is found in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa with several subspecies recognized....
      , Coturnix coturnix
    • Japanese Quail
      Japanese Quail

      The Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica, is a species of quail found in East Asia. They are a migratory species, breeding in Manchuria, southeastern Siberia, and northern Japan, and wintering in southern the Japanese Island, the Korean Peninsula, and southern China....
      , Coturnix japonica
    • Stubble Quail
      Stubble Quail

      The Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis is an Australian quail of the family Phasianidae. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the extinct New Zealand Quail....
      , Coturnix pectoralis
    • New Zealand Quail
      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....
      , Coturnix novaezelandiae Extinct
    • Rain Quail
      Rain Quail

      The Rain Quail or Black-breasted Quail is a species of quail found in South Asia....
      , Coturnix coromandelica
    • Harlequin Quail
      Harlequin Quail

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      , Coturnix delegorguei
    • Brown Quail
      Brown Quail

      The Brown Quail , also known as Swamp Quail, is an Australasian true quail of the family Phasianidae.The Brown Quail is distributed in agricultural areas, wet grasslands, shrublands and freshwater wetlands across much of New Guinea and the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as in northern, eastern, south-eastern and south-western Australia...
      , Coturnix ypsilophora
    • Blue Quail
      Blue Quail

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      , Coturnix adansonii
    • Asian Blue Quail
      Asian Blue Quail

      The Asian Blue Quail, Coturnix chinensis also known as Chinese Painted Quail, King Quail or Blue-breasted Quail is in the same family as the pheasants Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
      , Coturnix chinensis
  • Genus Anurophasis
    • Snow Mountain Quail
      Snow Mountain Quail

      The Snow Mountain Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx is a large, approximately 28cm long, dark brown quail of Alpine climate grasslands. It is the only member of the genus Anurophasis....
      , Anurophasis monorthonyx
  • Genus Perdicula
    Perdicula

    Perdicula is a genus of quail.Species list * Jungle Bush-quail, * Rock Bush-quail, * Painted Bush-quail, * Manipur Bush-quail, ...
    • Jungle Bush-quail, Perdicula asiatica
    • Rock Bush-quail, Perdicula argoondah
    • Painted Bush-quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
    • Manipur Bush-quail, Perdicula manipurensis
  • Genus Ophrysia
    • Himalayan Quail
      Himalayan Quail

      The Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa, is a medium-sized quail belonging to the Phasianidae. It was last reported in 1876 and is feared extinct....
      , Ophrysia superciliosa Critically Endangered/Extinct
they are gay

See also

  • Quail eggs
  • Quails in cookery
    Quails in cookery

    The quail family of birds includes edible game species. The Common Quail was previously much favoured in French cuisine, but quail for the table are now more likely to be domesticated Japanese Quail....


External links

  • Dedicated Quail Website & Forum