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Male California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Black-breasted Button-quail
Male Blue-breasted Quail (Coturnix chinensis)
Group of Gambel's Quails (Callipepla gambelii) in Joshua Tree National Park
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia




When quails reach 2 months old, they are then able to mate. Quails tend to breed in more open areas such as farmland and lay their eggs in nests. Quail clutch sizes can vary between one and 12 eggs depending on the species of quail and the baby quail chicks hatch out of their eggs in less than a month.

Although quails are omnivorous animals, they tend to have a primarily vegetarian diet eating seeds, wheat, barley, flowers and fruits but they will also eat insects such as worms and grasshoppers. Around 95% of the quail's diet is thought to consist of plant matter.

The quail has many natural predators, mainly due to it's small size. Snakes, raccoons, foxes, squirrels, coyotes, bobcats, skunks, dogs, cats, hawks, owls, rats and weasels are all known to hunt either the quail itself or it's vulnerable eggs. Humans are too predators of the quail but tend to eat those that have been reared in a commercial manner.

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Quail Facts

Five groups that classify all living things...
A group of animals within the animal kingdom...
A group of animals within a pylum...
A group of animals within a class...
A group of animals within an order...
A group of animals within a family...
Scientific Name:
Comprised of the genus followed by the species...
Coturnix Coturnix
The animal group that the species belongs to...
What kind of foods the animal eats...
Size (H):
11cm - 20cm (4.5in - 7.8in)
Wing Span:
The measurement from one wing tip to the other...
30cm - 37cm (12in - 14.6in)
The measurement of how heavy the animal is...
70g - 140g (2.4oz - 4.9oz)
Top Speed:
The fastest recorded speed of the animal...
24km/h (15mph)
Life Span:
How long the animal lives for...
3 - 5 years
Whether the animal is solitary or sociable...
Conservation Status:
The likelihood of the animal becoming extinct...
Least Concern
The colour of the animal's coat or markings...
Brown, Black, White, Blue
Skin Type:
The protective layer of the animal...
Favourite Food:Seeds
The specific area where the animal lives...
Woodland and forest areas
Average Clutch Size:
The average number of eggs laif at once...
Main Prey:
The food that the animal gains energy from...
Seeds, Flowers, Insects
Other animals that hunt and eat the animal...
Cats, Snakes, Raccoons
Distinctive Features:
Characteristics unique to the animal...
Small body size and brightly coloured eggs

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Beat their wings up to 80 times per second!
Named more than 1,000 years ago!
There are more than 45 species in Australia alone!
Closely related to pheasants and chickens!