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Quail

Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. New World quails are not closely related but so named for their similar appearance and behaviour. Buttonquails are in a different family (Turnicidae) and are not true quails.

Behaviour

Quails like to tilt there heads when they see something strange there eggs are eaten by many families and are put in nice soup. Quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters but will also take insects 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 bird migration|migratory 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''
    - Common Quail, ''Coturnix coturnix''
    - Japanese Quail, ''Coturnix japonica''
    - Stubble Quail, ''Coturnix pectoralis''
    - New Zealand Quail, ''Coturnix novaezelandiae'' Extinct
    - Rain Quail, ''Coturnix coromandelica''
    - Harlequin Quail, ''Coturnix delegorguei''
    - Brown Quail, ''Coturnix ypsilophora''
    - Blue Quail, ''Coturnix adansonii''
    - Asian Blue Quail, ''Coturnix chinensis''
- Genus ''Anurophasis''
    - Snow Mountain Quail, ''Anurophasis monorthonyx''
- Genus ''Perdicula''
    - Jungle Bush-quail, ''Perdicula asiatica''
    - Rock Bush-quail, ''Perdicula argoondah''
    - Painted Bush-quail, ''Perdicula erythrorhyncha''
    - Manipur Bush-quail, ''Perdicula manipurensis''
- Genus ''Ophrysia''
    - Himalayan Quail, ''Ophrysia superciliosa'' Critically Endangered/Extinct

References

External links

- Quail Breeding
- Coturnix Corner Quail Forum Category:Domesticated birds Category:Heraldic birds Category:Poultry Category:Quails|* Category:Quails

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