Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered 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, is often 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 or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas outside their natural range.
The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey[1] or bevy.[2]
New World quail (Odontophoridae) [edit]
- Genus Oreortyx
- Genus Callipepla
- Genus Philortyx
- Genus Colinus
- Genus Odontophorus
- Marbled Wood Quail, Odontophorus gujanensis
- Spot-winged Wood Quail, Odontophorus capueira
- Black-eared Wood Quail, Odontophorus melanotis
- Rufous-fronted Wood Quail, Odontophorus erythrops
- †Black-fronted Wood Quail, Odontophorus atrifrons
- Chestnut Wood Quail, Odontophorus hyperythrus
- Dark-backed Wood Quail, Odontophorus melanonotus
- Rufous-breasted Wood Quail, Odontophorus speciosus
- Tacarcuna Wood Quail, Odontophorus dialeucos
- Gorgeted Wood Quail, Odontophorus strophium
- Venezuelan Wood Quail, Odontophorus columbianus
- Black-breasted Wood Quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus
- Stripe-faced Wood Quail, Odontophorus balliviani
- Starred Wood Quail, Odontophorus stellatus
- Spotted Wood Quail, Odontophorus guttatus
- Genus Dactylortyx
- Genus Cyrtonyx
- Genus Rhynchortyx
Old World quail (Phasianidae) [edit]
- Genus Coturnix
- Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
- Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
- †New Zealand Quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae (extinct)
- Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
- †Canary Islands Quail, Coturnix gomerae (fossil)
- Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
- Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii
- King Quail, Coturnix chinensis
- Genus Anurophasis
- Genus Perdicula
- Genus Ophrysia
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