西鹌鹑

分类位置

同属物种

Harlequin Quail

Harlequin Quail

鹌鹑

Japanese Quail

紐西蘭鵪鶉

New Zealand Quail

黑胸鹌鹑

Rain Quail

澳洲鹌鹑

Stubble Quail

形态与习性

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India. With its characteristic call of three repeated chirps (repeated three times in quick succession), this species of quail is more often heard than seen. It is widespread in Europe and North Africa, and is categorised by the IUCN as "least concern". It should not be confus