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Common Quail

Also known as Coturnix coturnix, quail, European quail

species of bird

AI overview

The Common Quail is a small game bird found across Europe, Asia, and Africa that is hunted and valued as food in many cultures. It matters because it is widely distributed, economically important to rural communities, and serves as an indicator of grassland and agricultural habitat health.

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Species

Least Concern

Common Quail

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae

Observations3,880

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 8.2
Image: Coturnix coturnix, Fraunberg, Bayern, Deutschland 2, Ausschnitt.jpg

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taxon name: Coturnix coturnix
Commons category: Coturnix coturnix
Commons gallery: Coturnix coturnix
wingspan: 34
litter size: 10.2
egg incubation period: 18
taxon common name: Papelika
short name: C. coturnix
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c

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Article

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.