Quail

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This article is about the bird. For the town, see Quail, Texas. For the unmanned drone aircraft, see ADM-20 Quail.

Quails

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae

Genera

† See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse

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.

1 Behaviour
2 Species in taxonomic order
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Behaviour

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Quail eggs in a nest

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 migratory and fly for long distances.^[1] ^[2] Some quail are farmed in large numbers. The Japanese Quail (or coturnix quail) is kept mostly to produce eggs.

[edit] 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
- Blue-breasted 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