Japanese Quail

Coturnix japonica - Caille du Japon

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phasianidés

  • Genus
    :

    Coturnix

  • Species
    :

    japonica

Descriptor

Temminck Schlegel, 1848

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 19 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Caille du Japon,
  • Codorniz japonesa,
  • codorniz-japonesa,
  • Japanwachtel,
  • japán fürj,
  • Japanse Kwartel,
  • Quaglia del Giappone,
  • japansk vaktel,
  • Engvaktel,
  • prepelica japonská,
  • křepelka japonská,
  • Japansk Vagtel,
  • japaninviiriäinen,
  • guatlla del Japó,
  • przepiórka japońska,
  • Japānas paipala,
  • Немой перепел,
  • ウズラ,
  • 鹌鹑,
  • นกคุ่มญี่ปุ่น,
  • 日本鵪鶉〔東亞鵪鶉〕,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Grassland : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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