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Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix
Phasianidae Low risk

The common quail or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 730540

At a glance

Family
Phasianidae
Group
Landfowl
Conservation status
Low risk

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