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Common Quail

(Coturnix coturnix)
Alternate name(s): "European Quail", "Quail"
German name(s): "Europäische Wachtel"

Size: 18-22 cm
Weight: 90-130 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Common Quail at Wikipedia .

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Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "coturnix"

ADULT

FEMALE

Near-frontal view of a female Common Quail; note the absence of a black mark on the throat (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vilarelhos, Tras os Montes, Portugal, May 2018]

Lateral view of a female Common Quail (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vilarelhos, Tras os Montes, Portugal, May 2018]

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a female Common Quail taking a grain (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vilarelhos, Tras os Montes, Portugal, May 2018]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

quail_jp_20190606_2.m4a (Portugal) Contact calls(?) © JP
quail_jp_20190608.m4a (Portugal) Contact calls(?) © JP
quail_jp_20180702.m4a (Portugal) Contact calls(?) © JP
quail_jp_20200422.m4a (Portugal) Various © JP
quail_jp_20190606.m4a (Portugal) Various © JP
quail_jp_20200422_2.m4a (Portugal) ? © JP

More Common Quail sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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