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The stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis) is a native Australian species which is the most common quail species in Australia. [2] The species is not under any threat of ...
Partridge. Quail. Size. Up to 12 in Long; Up to 0.75 lbs. 1 lb; 6-7in in Tall. Colors. Males have Black Faces with white stripes, Females are Mark Free. Wide Range of Hues; Can be Black with speckles
The genus Coturnix was introduced in 1764 by the French naturalist François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault.The type species is the common quail (Coturnix coturnix). [2] [3] The genus name is the Latin for the common quail. [4]
Coturnicini is a tribe of birds in the subfamily Phasianinae.It contains the Old World quail, snowcocks, and African spurfowl, among others.Members of this tribe have a wide range throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.
Stubble quail; T. Tawny-faced quail This page was last edited on 4 August 2022, at 08:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
C. c. coturnix (Linnaeus 1758) (Eurasian Common Quail) C. c. conturbans Hartert 1917 (Azores quail) C. c. inopinata Hartert 1917 (Cape Verde quail) C. c. africana Temminck & Schlegel 1849 (African quail) C. c. erlangeri Zedlitz 1912 (Abyssinian quail) Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel 1849 NT; Stubble quail, Coturnix ...
The king quail, an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption , and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population ...