Rain Quail

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Rain Quail
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Coturnix Species: C. coromandelica
Binomial name
Coturnix coromandelica (Gmelin, 1789)

The Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica is a species of quail found in South Asia.

Contents 1 Identification 2 Habitat 3 Cited references 4 Other references

[edit] Identification

Lacks barring on primaries. 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 but the spots on the breast are more delicate.

Call is a metallic chrink-chrink.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Grassland, cropped fields and scrub in the Gangetic plains, central India and parts of peninsular India. Mostly seen in winter further south.

[edit] Cited references

1. ^ Rasmussen, P.C. and J. C. Anderton 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions.

[edit] Other references

• BirdLife International (2004). Coturnix coromandelica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern