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(Scientific classification)

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae , Odontophoridae

Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae , and New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae . The buttonquail are named more for their superficial resemblance to quail, and are members of the Turnicidae family in the Charadriiformes order.

The king quail , one of the Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption, and are hunted on game farms orin the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas outside their natural range. In 2007, 40 million quail were produced in the U.S.
The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock , covey or bevy.

New World quail (Odontophoridae) Genus Oreortyx

1.            Mountain quail , Oreortyx pictus Genus Callipepla
2.            Scaled quail , (commonly called blue quail) Callipepla squamata
3.            Elegant quail , Callipepla douglasii
4.            California quail , Callipepla californica
5.            Gambel's quail , Callipepla gambelii Genus Philortyx
6.            Banded quail , Philortyx fasciatus Genus Colinus
7.            Northern bobwhite , Colinus virginianus
8.            Black-throated bobwhite , Colinus nigrogularis
7.            Spot-bellied bobwhite , Colinus leucopogon
9.            Crested bobwhite , Colinus cristatus Genus Odontophorus
10.          Marbled wood quail , Odontophorus gujanensis
11.          Spot-winged wood quail , Odontophorus capueira
12.          Black-eared wood quail , Odontophorus melanotis
13.          Rufous-fronted wood quail , Odontophorus erythrops

14.          Black-fronted wood quail , Odontophorus atrifrons
15.          Chestnut wood quail , Odontophorus hyperythrus
16.          Dark-backed wood quail , Odontophorus melanonotus
17.          Rufous-breasted wood quail , Odontophorus speciosus
18.          Tacarcuna wood quail , Odontophorus dialeucos
19.          Gorgeted wood quail , Odontophorus strophium
20.          Venezuelan wood quail , Odontophorus columbianus
21.          Black-breasted wood quail , Odontophorus leucolaemus
22.          Stripe-faced wood quail , Odontophorus balliviani
23.          Starred wood quail , Odontophorus stellatus
24.          Spotted wood quail , Odontophorus guttatus Genus Dactylortyx
25.          Singing quail , Dactylortyx thoracicus Genus Cyrtonyx
26.          Montezuma quail , Cyrtonyx montezumae
27.          Ocellated quail , Cyrtonyx ocellatusGenus Rhynchortyx
28.          Tawny-faced quail , Rhynchortyx cinctus

Old World quail (Phasianidae) Genus Coturnix

1.            Common quail , Coturnix coturnix
2.            Japanese quail , Coturnix japonica
3.            Stubble quail , Coturnix pectoralis
4.            New Zealand quail , Coturnix novaezelandiae
5.            Rain quail , Coturnix coromandelica
6.            Harlequin quail , Coturnix delegorguei
7.            † Canary Islands quail , Coturnix gomerae
8.            Brown quail , Coturnix ypsilophora
9.            Blue quail , Coturnix adansonii
10.          King quail , Coturnix chinensis Genus Anurophasis
11.          Snow Mountains quail , Anurophasis monorthonyx Genus Perdicula
12.          Jungle bush quail , Perdicula asiatica
13.          Rock bush quail , Perdicula argoondah
14.          Painted bush quail , Perdicula erythrorhyncha
15.          Manipur bush quail , Perdicula manipurensis Genus Ophrysia
16.          Himalayan quail , Ophrysia superciliosa (critically endangered/extinct)

The rain quail or black-breasted quail ( Coturnix coromandelica ) is a species of quail found in the Indian subcontinent, its range including Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam.

 

 

Distribution:-

¤ Male rain quail
¤ Female rain quail

Grassland, cropped fields, and scrubs in the Indus valley of central Bangladesh, India , Nepal and Pakistan, ranging across the Gangetic plains , and parts of peninsular continental India . Mostly seen in winter further south.

Description:-

The rain quail lacks barring on primaries. The male has a black breast-patch and distinctive head pattern of black and white. The female is difficult to separate from female common quail and Japanese quail, although the spots on the breast are more delicate. It is 6–6.5 in (15–17 cm) and weighs roughly 2.25–2.5 oz (64–71 g).

The call is a metallic chrink-chrink , constantly repeated mornings and evenings, and in the breeding season also during the night. It is quite unmistakably distinct from the call of the common grey quail.

Behavior:-

The rain quail feeds on seeds of grasses and other plants, insect larvae and small invertebrates. Breeding takes place between March and October, but chiefly after the start of the southwesterly monsoon season in June. The eggs are laid in a scrape in the ground, sometimes in the open under a Euphorbia or similar bush. There are usually six to eight eggs in the clutch. The incubation period is sixteen to eighteen days. The chicks are able to leave the nest soon after they have hatched and remain with their parents for about eight months.

Status:-
The rain quail has a very large range and the population is stable. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated their conservation status as "least concern".