Coturnix Coturnix

Coturnix - Definition and Overview

Coturnix
Asian Blue Quail
Asian Blue Quail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Genus

Coturnix
Bonnaterre, 1791


Coturnix is a genus of quail. Members of the genus are typically small brown birds, with buff and red tones, and dark lines around the head and nape.

Species list

    • Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
    • Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
    • Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
    • Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
    • Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
    • Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
    • Asian Blue Quail or Chinese Painted Quail, Coturnix chinensis
    • African Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii
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