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The genus contains six species, of which one, the New Zealand quail (Coturnix novaezelandiae), is now extinct but was described from a living specimen. [5] The brown quail (S. ypsilophora), king quail (S. chinensis) and blue quail (S. adansonii), were formerly classified in this genus, but were later reclassified into Synoicus. [6]
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 ...
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), also known as the coturnix quail, is a species of Old World quail found in East Asia. First considered a subspecies of the common quail, it is now considered as a separate species. The Japanese quail has played an active role in the lives of humanity since the 12th century, and continues to play major ...
The specific epithet coturnix is the Latin word for the common quail. [3] This species is now placed in the genus Coturnix that was introduced in 1764 by the French naturalist François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault. [4] [5] [6] The common quail was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). [7]
The scaled quail (Callipepla squamata), also commonly called blue quail or cottontop, is a species of the New World quail family. It is a bluish gray bird found in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States to Central Mexico. This species is an early offshoot of the genus Callipepla, diverging in the Pliocene. [2]
Old World quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the tribe Coturnicini of the pheasant family Phasianidae. Although all species commonly referred to as "Old World quail" are in the same tribe, they are paraphyletic with respect to the other members of the tribe, such as Alectoris , Tetraogallus , Ammoperdix ...
There are five recognised subspecies of the jungle bush quail: [5] P. a. asiatica (Latham, 1790): The nominate subspecies, it is found in north and central India. [5]P. a. vidali Whistler & Kinnear, 1936: Found in southwest India, it has more reddish upperparts than the nominate subspecies, especially on the top of the head, and has broader barring on the underparts in males.
Singing quail Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Genus: Dactylortyx Ogilvie-Grant, 1893 Species: D. thoracicus Binomial name Dactylortyx thoracicus (Gambel, 1848) The singing quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family ...