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King Quail
Synoicus chinensis(Linnaeus, 1766)
Also known asDhurr-ga
- Order
- GALLIFORMES
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Synoicus
At a glance
The King Quail is a tiny bird, about 12–15 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12–15 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a King Quail look like?
The King Quail is a tiny bird, about 12–15 cm long and weighing 31–48 g.
The king quail, also known as the blue-breasted quail, Asian blue quail, Chinese painted quail, or Chung-Chi, is a very small, diminutive galliform of the tribe Coturnicini in the subfamily Phasianinae. They are the smallest member in this subfamily and the family Phasianidae, as well as being the smallest and lightest member of the order Galliformes. It is quite common in aviculture worldwide, where it is commonly erroneously referred to as the "button quail", which is the name of an only very distantly related family of birds, the buttonquails. Its voice is a piping whistle, ti-yu or ti-ti-yu. It also gives sharp cheeps or a tir-tir-tir sound when flushed.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a King Quail?
The King Quail is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a King Quail eat?
The King Quail feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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