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;[[:Category:Coturnix|Coturnix]] ypsilophora | ;[[:Category:Coturnix|Coturnix]] ypsilophora | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:MG 6456 BF.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|fthsm|fthsm}}<br />Fairyland, Sydney, [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], January 2009]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Rufous brown or grey brown upperparts | + | *Rufous brown or grey brown upperparts |
| + | *Streaked white and barred black | ||
| + | *Chestnut brown lowerparts | ||
| + | *Red-yellow iris | ||
| + | *Black bill | ||
| + | *Orange-yellow legs and feet | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:Brown_Quail2.jpg|thumb|350px| | + | [[Image:Brown_Quail2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by {{user|Nrg800|Nrg800}}]] |
| − | [[Australia]], [[Tasmania]], [[New Guinea]] and the [[Lesser | + | [[Australia]], [[Tasmania]], [[New Guinea]] and the [[Lesser Sundas]]. |
| + | |||
| + | Introduced to [[New Zealand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| + | There are 10 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''C. y. raaltenii'': [[Lesser Sundas]] (Flores, Timor and adjacent islands) | ||
| + | *''C. y. pallidior'': Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Sawu) | ||
| + | *''C. y. saturatior'': Lowlands of northern [[New Guinea]] | ||
| + | *''C. y. lamonti'': Mid-montane central highlands of New Guinea | ||
| + | *''C. y. dogwa'': Lowlands of southern New Guinea | ||
| + | *''C. y. plumbea'': Lowlands of eastern New Guinea | ||
| + | *''C. y. monticola'': Alpine grasslands of south-eastern New Guinea | ||
| + | *''C. y. mafulu'': Southern slopes of mountains of south-eastern New Guinea | ||
| + | *''C. y. australis'': Moist areas of [[Australia]] | ||
| + | *''C. y. ypsilophora'': [[Tasmania]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Open woodland, grassland, parks, cultivated land, rainforest edges and coastal scrub. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds, shoots, and insects. | The diet includes seeds, shoots, and insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
It nests in a ground scrape, in thick grass, near water. The eggs are incubated by both sexes. | It nests in a ground scrape, in thick grass, near water. The eggs are incubated by both sexes. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Birds in Backyards | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Coturnix+ypsilophora}} | {{GSearch|Coturnix+ypsilophora}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coturnix]][[Category:Maps]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coturnix]][[Category:Maps]] | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 14 August 2010
- Coturnix ypsilophora
Identification
- Rufous brown or grey brown upperparts
- Streaked white and barred black
- Chestnut brown lowerparts
- Red-yellow iris
- Black bill
- Orange-yellow legs and feet
Distribution
Graphic by Nrg800
Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea and the Lesser Sundas.
Introduced to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 10 subspecies:
- C. y. raaltenii: Lesser Sundas (Flores, Timor and adjacent islands)
- C. y. pallidior: Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Sawu)
- C. y. saturatior: Lowlands of northern New Guinea
- C. y. lamonti: Mid-montane central highlands of New Guinea
- C. y. dogwa: Lowlands of southern New Guinea
- C. y. plumbea: Lowlands of eastern New Guinea
- C. y. monticola: Alpine grasslands of south-eastern New Guinea
- C. y. mafulu: Southern slopes of mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
- C. y. australis: Moist areas of Australia
- C. y. ypsilophora: Tasmania
Habitat
Open woodland, grassland, parks, cultivated land, rainforest edges and coastal scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, shoots, and insects.
Breeding
It nests in a ground scrape, in thick grass, near water. The eggs are incubated by both sexes.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birds in Backyards
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Quail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Quail
