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genus

Coturnix

Coturnix is a genus in the family Phasianidae. This database currently files 6 species under it, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
6
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
83%
Weight range
73.8 g – 200 g

Best-known members of Coturnix

Ranked by popularity score.

LC, Least Concern
Rain quail (Coturnix coromandelica)

Rain quail

Coturnix coromandelica

Phasianidae

How threatened is Coturnix?

5 of 6 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
NTNear Threatened120%
LCLeast Concern480%

Where is Coturnix found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 2 species
  • None on record
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia2

All species in Coturnix

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Common quailCoturnix coturnixPhasianidaeLeast Concern96.3 gNot recorded
Japanese quailCoturnix japonicaPhasianidaeNear Threatened94.8 gNot recorded
Rain quailCoturnix coromandelicaPhasianidaeLeast Concern73.8 gNot recorded
Harlequin quailCoturnix delegorgueiPhasianidaeLeast Concern76 gNot recorded
New Zealand quailCoturnix novaezelandiaePhasianidaeNot recorded200 g1
Stubble quailCoturnix pectoralisPhasianidaeLeast Concern101.9 g1