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Japanese Quail
Coturnix japonica
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
California QuailCallipepla californica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 373 |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | 168 |
| China | 45 |
| California | 38 |
| Canada | 21 |
| Illinois | 19 |
| New York | 18 |
| New Jersey | 13 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 13 |
| Ontario | 12 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Landfowl · Galliformes |
| Family | Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae |
| Genus | Typical Old World Quails · Coturnix |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Grouse & Quail of Quebec
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Japanese Quail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.