The Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica, also known as the coturnix quail is a species of Old World quail found in East Asia. First considered a subspecies of the common quail, it is now considered as a separate species. The Japanese quail has played an active role in the lives of humanity since the 12th century, and continues to play major roles in industry and scientific research. Where it is found, the species is abundant across most of its range. Currently, there are a few true breeding mutations of the Japanese quail. The breeds from the United States are Texas A&M, English white, golden range, red range, Italian, Manchurian, Tibetan, rosetta, scarlett, roux dilute and golden tuxedo. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1849
Reference:
Fauna Japonica vol. 4, Aves
Protonym:
Coturnix vulgaris japonica
Type locality:
Japan.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53188783
Avibase ID:
110CF4251A857B0D
Avibase ID:
avibase-110CF425
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/110CF425
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176013
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Caille du Japon ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caille du Japon ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coturnix japonica [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coturnix japonica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Coturnix [coturnix or japonica]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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