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Common quail

Birds

The common quail, also called the European quail, is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding across the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Coturnix coturnix 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Body Size Band
Small 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 6
Lifespan
14.6 7
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galliformes, Taxa
Source Common quail (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Coturnix coturnix (Animal Diversity Web)
Savanna, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Coturnix coturnix (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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Luxembourg

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Mauritius

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Norway

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Herbivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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3. Common quail (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 376441
    The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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4. Common quail (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28358 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q28358 (P1034 main food source): seed
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): seed.
  • Wikidata Q28358 (P1034 main food source): insect
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): insect.
  • Child Taxon Of: Galliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Coturnix coturnix (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
  • In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
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6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: coturnix coturnix
    300 Nonpasseriformes Galliformes Phasianidae "Grouse, pheasants and partridges" 11 BL3 Coturnix coturnix Common Quail 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 PlantSeed Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0 96.28 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Coturnix coturnix, Nocturnal column
    Coturnix coturnix Common Quail 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 PlantSeed Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0
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7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Coturnix coturnix
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 14.6 years (wild)
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