Blue-breasted Quail
Coturnix chinensis
Summary 2
The King Quail (Coturnix chinensis), also known as the Blue-breasted Quail or Asian Blue Quail, is sometimes considered conspecific with the African Blue Quail (C. adansonii).
This species is the smallest "true quail" and is quite common in aviculture worldwide. In the wild they range from southeastern Asia to Oceania.
This is an uncommon resident in Singapore.
It inhabits grasslands.
The male is a distinctive blue bird, while the female is brownish.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Sandy Rae, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/35142635@N05/5102368268
- Adaptado por Tan Kok Hui del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coturnix_adansonii
