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Common Quail

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Common Quail

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Also known as Coturnix coturnix, quail, European quail

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Common Quail, scientifically known as *Coturnix coturnix*, is a species within the genus *Coturnix*. It belongs to the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2018. It is distinct from the general term "Quail" and serves as a source of quail meat.

The species has a wingspan of 34 and a mass of 8.2. Its diet consists of seeds, insects, beetles, and Formicidae. The egg incubation period is 18 days, with an average litter size of 10.2. The taxon range includes Africa and Burkina Faso. It is described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Common Quail

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderGalliformes
  4. FamilyPhasianidae
Observations3,880

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Encyclopedic overview

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India.

With its characteristic call of three repeated chirps (repeated three times in quick succession), this species of quail is more often heard than seen. It is widespread in Europe and North Africa, and is categorised by the IUCN as "least concern". It should not be confused with the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), native to Asia, which, although visually similar, has a call that is very distinct from that of the common quail. Like the Japanese quail, common quails are sometimes kept as poultry.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common Quail” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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