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Stubble quail

Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837

LCLeast Concernbirds

The stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 97.9 g to 106 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
Photo: Herbert Goodchild · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the stubble quail

Weight
97.9 g – 106 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
7.55src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the stubble quail live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The stubble quail is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the stubble quail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), whose other common names include grey quail and pectoral quail, is a species of Old World quail native to Australia. The species is widespread in mainland Australia and is listed as least concern by the IUCN, and can be found throughout all states and territories of Australia except Tasmania. It is the only native upland game bird that can be legally hunted in Australia, though with strict game law restrictions.

From the Wikipedia article “Stubble quail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stubble_quail&oldid=1370470700), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the stubble quail endangered?

The stubble quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the stubble quail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusCoturnix
  7. SpeciesCoturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837

Synonyms Coturnix pectoralis praetermissa

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Australian stubble quailEnglish
  • سمان القشArabic
  • سمان القش الأسترالبيArabic
  • guatlla cara-rojaCatalan
  • křepelka rezavohrdláCzech
  • sofliar AwstraliaWelsh
  • Sortbrystet VagtelDanish
  • SchwarzbrustwachtelGerman
  • aŭstralia koturnoEsperanto
  • Codorniz pectoralSpanish
  • punakurk-vuttEstonian
  • sänkiviiriäinenFinnish
  • Caille des chaumesFrench
  • pjegavoprsa prepelicaCroatian
  • feketemellű fürjHungarian
  • Quaglia delle stoppieItalian
  • オーストラリアウズラJapanese
  • australinė putpelėLithuanian
  • StoppelveldkwartelDutch
  • gressvaktelNorwegian
  • przepiórka rudogardłaPolish
  • codorna-dos-restolhosPortuguese
  • codorniz-dos-restolhosPortuguese
  • Ожереловый перепелRussian
  • Австралийский перепелRussian
  • prepelica austrálskaSlovak
  • Australijska riđolika prepelicaSerbian
  • stäppvaktelSwedish
  • Anız BıldırcınıTurkish
  • перепілка австралійськаUkrainian
  • 澳洲鵪鶉Chinese
  • 澳洲鹌鹑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the stubble quail

Other species in the same genus Coturnix.

LC, Least Concern
Rain quail (Coturnix coromandelica)

Rain quail

Coturnix coromandelica

Phasianidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the stubble quail?

An adult stubble quail weighs 97.9 g – 106 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the stubble quail live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the stubble quail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the stubble quail endangered?

The stubble 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 stubble quail?

The stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{stubble_quail_2026,
  title = {Stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stubble-quail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}