Japanese Quail
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The Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica is a species of quail found in East Asia. They are a migratory species, breeding in Manchuria, southeastern Siberia, and northern Japan, and wintering in southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and southern China. They dwell in grasslands and cultivated fields. The plumage of the Japanese Quail is a speckled yellow-brown, with a creamy white strip above the eye. Adults are approximately 20 centimeters in length. The species is abundant across most of its range.
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- * BirdLife International (2004). Coturnix japonica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 13 January 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Lee, Woo-Shin; Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park; translated by Desmond Allen (2000). A field guide to the birds of Korea. Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation. ISBN 89-951415-0-6.
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