- Synoicus adansonii
Identification
14-16.5cm
Male
- Brown head, cheeks and side of head
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara:
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Sometimes considered a subspecies of Blue-breasted Quail[2] and placed in genus Excalfactoria. Formerly placed in genus Coturnix.
Habitat
Wet grasslands and cultivated areas.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a ground scrape. The clutch consists of 6-9 olive-green or pale yellowish-brown eggs which are incubated for 16 days.
Diet
The diet includes grass and weed seeds, green vegetation, insects and molluscs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Animal Diversity
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue Quail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Quail
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
