Blue quail
| Blue quail | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Coturnix |
| Species: | C. adansonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coturnix adansonii Verreaux & Verreaux, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Excalfactoria adansoni | |
The blue quail or African blue quail, (Coturnix adansonii) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.
Geographic Range
The species ranges from Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, and south to Zambia, and eastward to Kenya, and is migratory. The habitat of the blue quail excludes excessively dry areas.
Habitat
Inhabiting mainly grassland and fields, the birds typically live near rivers or other bodies of water.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Coturnix adansonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
- Blue quail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds