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'''Alternative names: Chinese Painted Quail, Asian Blue Quail, King Quail'''
 
'''Alternative names: Chinese Painted Quail, Asian Blue Quail, King Quail'''
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[[Image:Blue-breasted_Quail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male Blue-breasted Quail<br>Photo by Tom Tarrant]]
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[[Image:Blue-breasted_Quail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male <br />Photo by {{user|Tom+Tarrant|Tom Tarrant}}<br />Lake Samsonvale, South-eastern [[Queensland]], October 2004]]
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;[[:Category:Coturnix|Coturnix]] chinensis
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;[[:Category:Synoicus|Synoicus]] chinensis
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''Excalfactoria chinensis''
 
==Identification==   
 
==Identification==   
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14cm. '''Male''' - dark brown, slate blue-grey breast, rust chestnut-red belly, black throat patch surrounded by a white band and bordered by a black stripe, black eye stripe.  '''Female''' - brown, rust-brown belly and breast. Both sexes - black bill, yellow to orange legs and feet, short, dark brown tail.
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[[Image:168kiqu0401.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Tom+Tarrant|Tom Tarrant}}<br />Lake Samsonvale, South-eastern [[Queensland]], October 2004]]
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12–15 cm ( 4¾-6 in)<br />
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*Black bill
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*Yellow to orange legs and feet
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*Short, dark brown tail
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'''Male'''
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*Dark brown
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*Slate blue-grey breast
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*Rust chestnut-red belly
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*Black throat patch surrounded by a white band and bordered by a black stripe
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*Black eye stripe<br />
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'''Female'''
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*Brown
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*Rust-brown belly and breast<br />
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], southeast [[China]], [[Thailand]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[New Guinea]] and southeastern [[Australia]].
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[[Image:28330910096 5da3af18a6 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male with chick, Nominate Subspecies <br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, [[Singapore]], July 2016]]
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[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
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'''Asia''': [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], [[Andaman Islands]], [[Nicobar Islands]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Taiwan]]<br />
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Bali]], [[Timor]], [[Moluccas]]<br />
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'''Australasia''': [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]]: [[New South Wales]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]], [[Western Australia]]
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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It has been split into 2 species:
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Formerly considered [[Dictionary_A-C|conspecific]] with [[Blue Quail]]. Formerly placed in genus ''[[Coturnix]]'' and sometimes placed in genus ''Excalfactoria''.
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* ''Coturnix adansonii''
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====Subspecies====
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* ''Coturnix chinensis''
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There are 10 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''S. c. chinensis'': [[India]] to [[Sri Lanka]], [[Malaya]], [[Indochina]], south-eastern [[China]] and [[Taiwan]]
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*''S. c. trinkutensis'': [[Andaman Islands]] and [[Nicobar Islands]]
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*''S. c. lineatus'': [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Sulawesi]] and Sula Islands
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*''S. c. novaeguineae'': Montane forests of [[New Guinea]]
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*''S. c. papuensis'': South-eastern [[New Guinea]]
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*''S. c. lepidus'': Bismarck Archipelago
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*''S. c. colletti'': Northern [[Australia]] ([[Northern Territory]])
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*''S. c. victoriae'': Eastern [[Australia]] ([[Queensland]] to [[Victoria]])
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Wet grasslands.
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Wet, swampy grasslands, shrublands, paddyfields.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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They nest on the ground in hollows that are lined with grass. 6-14 olive green to brown with dark brown spots/blotches eggs are laid and incubated for 16-19 days.
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====Breeding====
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They nest on the ground in grass-lined hollows. The clutch consists of 6-14 eggs, which are olive green to brown and have dark brown spots/blotches. They are incubated for 16-19 days.
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====Diet====
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They are thought to eat grass seeds, vegetation and small insects such as termites and their larvae.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Synoicus chinensis" {{!}} "Blue-breasted Quail"{{!}} "King Quail" {{!}} "Asian Blue Quail" {{!}} "Chinese Painted Quail"}}
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{{GS-checked}}1
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The diet includes grass seeds, vegetation, and small worms and insects.
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Synoicus]]
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Coturnix+chinensis}}
 
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=5&bid=27 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=131&Bird_Image_ID=15171&Bird_Family_ID=58 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coturnix]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:17, 26 June 2023

Alternative names: Chinese Painted Quail, Asian Blue Quail, King Quail

Male
Photo by Tom Tarrant
Lake Samsonvale, South-eastern Queensland, October 2004
Synoicus chinensis

Excalfactoria chinensis

Identification

Female
Photo by Tom Tarrant
Lake Samsonvale, South-eastern Queensland, October 2004

12–15 cm ( 4¾-6 in)

  • Black bill
  • Yellow to orange legs and feet
  • Short, dark brown tail

Male

  • Dark brown
  • Slate blue-grey breast
  • Rust chestnut-red belly
  • Black throat patch surrounded by a white band and bordered by a black stripe
  • Black eye stripe

Female

  • Brown
  • Rust-brown belly and breast

Distribution

Male with chick, Nominate Subspecies
Photo by SeeToh
Pulau Punggol Barat, Singapore, July 2016

Asia and Australasia
Asia: China, Nepal, India, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Bali, Timor, Moluccas
Australasia: New Guinea, Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with Blue Quail. Formerly placed in genus Coturnix and sometimes placed in genus Excalfactoria.

Subspecies

There are 10 subspecies[1]:

Habitat

Wet, swampy grasslands, shrublands, paddyfields.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest on the ground in grass-lined hollows. The clutch consists of 6-14 eggs, which are olive green to brown and have dark brown spots/blotches. They are incubated for 16-19 days.

Diet

They are thought to eat grass seeds, vegetation and small insects such as termites and their larvae.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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