The common quail, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.161
Protonym:
Tetrao Coturnix
Type locality:
Europe, Asia, Africa. Restricted type locality, Sweden, ex Fn. Svec.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/180/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
CAFE345DCABD8BF8
Avibase ID:
avibase-CAFE345D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CAFE345D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553871
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Caille des blés ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caille des blés ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: European Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coturnix coturnix [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coturnix coturnix [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal 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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