Quail 25302 224267267 2008-07-08T02:04:30Z Mathwhiz 29 3269854 /* Behaviour */ organize pic {{two other uses|the '''bird'''|the town|Quail, Texas|the unmanned drone aircraft|ADM-20 Quail}} {{Taxobox | name = Quail | image = Quail32.jpg | image_caption = [[Common Quail]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Galliformes]] | familia = [[Phasianidae]] | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = *''[[Coturnix]]'' *''[[Anurophasis]]'' *''[[Perdicula]]'' *''[[Ophrysia]]'' <small>&dagger; See also [[Pheasant]], [[Partridge]], [[Grouse]]</small> }} '''Quail''' is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized [[bird]]s in the [[pheasant]] family [[Phasianidae]], or in the family [[Odontophoridae]]. [[New World quail]]s are not closely related but so named for their similar appearance and behaviour. [[Buttonquail]]s are in a different family ([[Turnicidae]]) and are not true quails. ==Behaviour== Quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are [[seed]] eaters but will also take [[insect]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Coturnix_japonica.html|title=Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail)|work=Animal Diversity Web|accessdate=2007-09-21}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Coturnix_coturnix.html|title=Coturnix coturnix (common quail)|work=Animal Diversity Web|accessdate=2007-09-21}}</ref> Some quail are farmed in large numbers. The Japanese Quail (or coturnix quail) is kept mostly to produce eggs. <center>[[Image:Quail eggs.jpg|thumb|Quail eggs in a nest]]</center> == 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 **[[Bobwhite Quail]], ==See also== *[[Quails in cookery]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{Wiktionarypar|quail}} *[http://www.gamebird.com/button.html Quail Breeding] [[Category:Domesticated birds]] [[Category:Heraldic birds]] [[Category:Poultry]] [[Category:Quails|*]] *[http://coturnixcorneruk.forumotion.com/index.htm Coturnix Corner Quail Forum] [[Category:Domesticated birds]] [[Category:Quails]] [[ca:Guatlla]] [[bg:Пъдпъдък]] [[de:Wachtel (Art)]] [[eo:Koturno]] [[fr:Caille]] [[he:שליו]] [[io:Qualio]] [[sw:Tombo]] [[ms:Burung Puyuh]] [[nl:Kwartel]] [[no:Vaktel]] [[pl:Przepiórka]] [[pt:Codorna]] [[ru:Перепел]] [[ur:بٹیر]] [[vi:Chim cút]] [[yi:וואכטל]] [[zh:鵪鶉]]