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'''Includes: Azores Common Quail, Cape Verde Common Quail, Abyssinian Quail, African Quail''' | '''Includes: Azores Common Quail, Cape Verde Common Quail, Abyssinian Quail, African Quail''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Buffish brown with darker brown and white streaks on upperparts. | *Buffish brown with darker brown and white streaks on upperparts. | ||
*Cream [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | *Cream [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
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Widespread [[Palearctic]] region; eastern and southern [[Africa]]. | Widespread [[Palearctic]] region; eastern and southern [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:2008 09 26 06 43 24 1720.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''C. c. africana'' - female aka '''African Quail'''<br />Photo © by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}} <br />Cedara,, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]], September 2008]] | ||
Clements treats this species as [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | Clements treats this species as [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
Other authorities recognize five (or more) subspecies: | Other authorities recognize five (or more) subspecies: | ||
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Grassland. | Grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects and seeds. | The diet includes insects and seeds. | ||
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''[[Media:Coturnix coturnix (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Coturnix coturnix (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9 | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9 | ||
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Revision as of 23:56, 25 July 2018
- Coturnix coturnix
Includes: Azores Common Quail, Cape Verde Common Quail, Abyssinian Quail, African Quail
Identification
16–20 cm (6¼-7¾ in)
- Buffish brown with darker brown and white streaks on upperparts.
- Cream supercilium
- Long wings
Male has a black chin
Distribution
Widespread Palearctic region; eastern and southern Africa.
Taxonomy
Clements treats this species as monotypic[1].
Other authorities recognize five (or more) subspecies:
- C. c. coturnix breeding in Europe and wintering in Africa
- C. c. conturbans on the Azores
- C. c. inopinata on Cape Verde
- C. c. erlangeri in eastern Africa
- C. c. africana in southern Africa
Mainly africana is split as African Quail by some authorities.
Habitat
Grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and seeds.
Breeding
The clutch of 6-18 eggs are laid in a ground nest, and incubated for 16-18 days.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Coturnix coturnix (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Quail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Quail
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