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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. New World quails are not closely related but so named for their similar appearance and behaviour. Buttonquails are in a different family (Turnicidae) and are not true quails.

Behaviour

Quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters but will also take insects and similar small prey. They nest on the ground and are capable of short, rapid bursts of flight. Some species such as the Japanese and Common Quail are migratory and fly for long distances. Some quail are farmed in large numbers. The Japanese Quail (or coturnix quail) is kept mostly to produce eggs.

Species in taxonomic order

Genus Coturnix

Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
New Zealand Quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae Extinct
Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii
Asian Blue Quail, Coturnix chinensis

Genus Anurophasis

Snow Mountain Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx

Genus Perdicula

Jungle Bush-quail, Perdicula asiatica
Rock Bush-quail, Perdicula argoondah
Painted Bush-quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Manipur Bush-quail, Perdicula manipurensis

Genus Ophrysia

Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa Critically Endangered/Extinct
Bobwhite Quail,

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