Quail
| Quail | |
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| Brown quail(Synoicus ypsilophorus) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Superfamily: | Phasianoidea |
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| Cladisticallyincluded but traditionally excluded taxa | |
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Quailis a collective name for severalgeneraof mid-sizedbirdsgenerally placed in the orderGalliformes.Thecollective nounfor a group of quail is aflock,covey,[1]or bevy.[2]
Old World quailare placed in the familyPhasianidae,andNew World quailare placed in the familyOdontophoridae.The species ofbuttonquailare named for their superficial resemblance to quail, and form thefamilyTurnicidae in theorderCharadriiformes.Theking quail,an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised fortable foodoregg consumption,and arehuntedon game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas outside their natural range. In 2007, 40 million quail were produced in the United States.[3]
New World[edit]
- GenusCallipepla
- Scaled quail,(commonly called blue quail)Callipepla squamata
- Elegant quail,Callipepla douglasii
- California quail,Callipepla californica
- Gambel's quail,Callipepla gambelii
- GenusCyrtonyx
- Montezuma quail,Cyrtonyx montezumae
- Ocellated quail,Cyrtonyx ocellatus
- GenusDactylortyx
- Singing quail,Dactylortyx thoracicus
- GenusPhilortyx
- Banded quail,Philortyx fasciatus
- GenusColinus
- Northern bobwhite,Colinus virginianus
- Black-throated bobwhite,Colinus nigrogularis
- Spot-bellied bobwhite,Colinus leucopogon
- Crested bobwhite,Colinus cristatus
- GenusOdontophorus
- Marbled wood quail,Odontophorus gujanensis
- Spot-winged wood quail,Odontophorus capueira
- Black-eared wood quail,Odontophorus melanotis
- Rufous-fronted wood quail,Odontophorus erythrops
- Black-fronted wood quail,Odontophorus atrifrons
- Chestnut wood quail,Odontophorus hyperythrus
- Dark-backed wood quail,Odontophorus melanonotus
- Rufous-breasted wood quail,Odontophorus speciosus
- Tacarcuna wood quail,Odontophorus dialeucos
- Gorgeted wood quail,Odontophorus strophium
- Venezuelan wood quail,Odontophorus columbianus
- Black-breasted wood quail,Odontophorus leucolaemus
- Stripe-faced wood quail,Odontophorus balliviani
- Starred wood quail,Odontophorus stellatus
- Spotted wood quail,Odontophorus guttatus
- GenusOreortyx
- Mountain quail,Oreortyx pictus
- GenusRhynchortyx
- Tawny-faced quail,Rhynchortyx cinctus
Old World[edit]
- GenusCoturnix
- Common quail(also called Pharaoh, Bible, European or Nile quail),Coturnix coturnix[4]
- Japanese quail,Coturnix japonica
- Stubble quail,Coturnix pectoralis
- †New Zealand quail,Coturnix novaezelandiae(extinct)
- Rain quail,Coturnix coromandelica
- Harlequin quail,Coturnix delegorguei
- †Canary Islands quail,Coturnix gomerae(fossil)
- GenusSynoicus
- Brown quail,Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Blue quail,Synoicus adansonii
- King quail,Synoicus chinensis
- Snow Mountain quail,Synoicus monorthonyx
- GenusPerdicula
- Jungle bush quail,Perdicula asiatica
- Rock bush quail,Perdicula argoondah
- Painted bush quail,Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Manipur bush quail,Perdicula manipurensis
- GenusOphrysia
- Himalayan quail,Ophrysia superciliosa(critically endangered/extinct)
Quail in cookery[edit]
Quail that have fed onhemlock(e.g., during migration) may induceacute kidney injurydue to accumulation of toxic substances from the hemlock in the meat; this problem is referred to as "coturnism".[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^USGS - Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a GroupArchivedMarch 20, 2015, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Bevy",Merriam-Webster.
- ^2007 Census of Agriculture: United States Summary and State Data Volume 1 • Geographic Area Series • Part 51 AC-07-A-51(PDF).USDA.February 2009. p. 423. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2017-12-01.Retrieved2014-02-04.
- ^"Japanese Quail - Lancaster County 4-H (japanesequail) - Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County - University of Nebraska–Lincoln".lancaster.unl.edu.University of Nebraska-Lincoln Web Developer Network.Retrieved15 March2018.
- ^Tsironi M, Andriopoulos P, Xamodraka E, et al. (2004)."The patient with rhabdomyolysis: have you considered quail poisoning?".CMAJ.171(4): 325–6.doi:10.1503/cmaj.1031256.PMC509041.PMID15313988.
External links[edit]
- .Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). 1911.
- .New International Encyclopedia.1905.
