Banded quail
Philortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844)
The banded quail (Philortyx fasciatus) is a species in the family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 126 g to 130.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the banded quail
- Weight
- 126 g – 130.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 22.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.5 – 5.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the banded quail live?
Not recorded
What is the banded quail?
The banded quail (Philortyx fasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found only in Mexico where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Is the banded quail endangered?
The banded quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the banded quail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyOdontophoridae
- genusPhilortyx
- SpeciesPhilortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844)
Synonyms Ortyx fasciatus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Barred quailEnglish
- سمان مخططArabic
- colí barratCatalan
- křepel pruhovanýCzech
- sofliar resogWelsh
- BåndvagtelDanish
- BindenwachtelGerman
- Binden-WaldwachtelGerman
- stria arbokoturnoEsperanto
- Colín bandeadoSpanish
- Codorniz BarradaSpanish
- Codorniz rayadaSpanish
- vööt-tuttvuttEstonian
- meksikonvuoriviiriäinenFinnish
- Colin barréFrench
- prugasta prepelicaCroatian
- Quaglia fasciataItalian
- ヨコフウズラJapanese
- dryžoji putpelėLithuanian
- BandkwartelDutch
- båndvaktelNorwegian
- przepiór prążkowanyPolish
- colim-barradoPortuguese
- codorniz-barradaPortuguese
- colim-listradoPortuguese
- Полосатый перепелRussian
- prepelka pruhovanáSlovak
- Prugasta meksička prepelicaSerbian
- bandtofsvaktelSwedish
- Çubuklu KolinTurkish
- перепелиця смугастаUkrainian
- 斑鶉Chinese
- 斑鹑Chinese
Relatives of the banded quail
Other species in the same family Odontophoridae.
Northern bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
California quail
Callipepla californica
Stone partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
Elegant quail
Callipepla douglasii
Scaled quail
Callipepla squamata
Crested bobwhite
Colinus cristatus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the banded quail?
An adult banded quail weighs 126 g – 130.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the banded quail endangered?
The banded quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the banded quail?
The banded quail (Philortyx fasciatus) belongs to the family Odontophoridae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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