Quail occurs as collective title for many genera of mid-sized birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the personal Odontophoridae. This article deals using a Old Globe mintage in the previous personal. A New World quails come not closely related, however are known as for their similar appearance & behaviour.

A Old Globe buttonquails are as well inside the different personal Turnicidae, and come entirely unrelated to the admittedly quails.

A quails come little, embonpoint terrestrial birds. It is seed eaters, but might likewise require insects and similar small prey. It nest on the ground.

Species list

Genus Coturnix Coturnix coturnix, Common Quail Coturnix japonica, Japanese Quail Coturnix pectoral, Stubble Quail Coturnix novaezelandiae, New Zealand Quail Extinct Coturnix coromandelica, Rain Quail Coturnix delegorguei, Harlequin Quail Coturnix ypsilophora, Brown Quail Coturnix adansonii, Blue Quail Coturnix chinensis, Blue-breasted Quail Genus Anurophasis Anurophasis monorthonyx, Snow Mountain Quail Genus Perdicula Perdicula asiatica, Jungle Bush-quail Perdicula argoondah, Rock Bush-quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha, Painted Bush-quail Perdicula manipurensis, Manipur Bush-quail Genus Ophrysia Ophrysia superciliosa, Himalayan Quail Extinct

Quails in cookery

Quails include comestible stake coinage. A Most common Quail was antecedently tremendously favoured within French cooking, but quail for the table come currently further belike to become domestic Japanese Quail.

A eggs of quail come considered the delicacy, & are another time utilized altogether inside sushi.

A Most common Quail is besides a portion of the Maltese Cuisine

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