Summary ⁷

The Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) is a small bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is widespread and is found in parts of Europe; it should not be confused with the domesticated Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica, native to Asia which although visually similar have very distinct calls.

Range ⁸

Widespread Palearctic region; e and s Africa.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32005048@N06/3223240461
2. (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad
3. (c) Guérin Nicolas <sup>(messages)</sup>, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Coturnix_coturnix_%28Warsaw_zoo%29-1.JPG/460px-Coturnix_coturnix_%28Warsaw_zoo%29-1.JPG
4. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Weibliche_Wachtel_%28Coturnix_coturnix%29.jpg/460px-Weibliche_Wachtel_%28Coturnix_coturnix%29.jpg
5. (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6015/5981485233_2cbc65ed52_o.jpg
6. (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6139/6022265374_cc37ff9389_o.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coturnix_coturnix
8. Adapted by Bernat Claramunt from a work by (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/25010579

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