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Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

The Common Quail is a small, plump bird known for its beautiful spotted feathers. They are often found in fields and grasslands, making soft calls that sound like little whistles.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common Quail is a small, plump bird with streaky brown feathers that provide excellent camouflage in grasslands. Males have a distinct dark throat stripe, while females are paler with spotted breasts, making them hard to spot among the vegetation.

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Common Quail
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Common Quail

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Seltenheit

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Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Quails build their simple nests right on the ground, tucked safely in tall grasses.

Some quails migrate over vast deserts for days, never stopping for water!

The male Common Quail's call is so loud, you can hear it from far away!

They prefer to run and hide from danger rather than flying away immediately.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Cloak

Common Quail has streaky brown feathers that help them blend perfectly into grassy fields, making them very hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Explosive Takeoff

Common Quail can burst vertically into flight because of strong leg muscles that help them escape predators rapidly.

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Flyer

Common Quail can migrate thousands of kilometers because of efficient wings that help them travel across continents.

Maße und Details

Länge
16-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
32-35 cm
Gewicht
0.07-0.14 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-3 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-18
Brutzeit
16-18 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They eat seeds, grains, leaves, and small insects found close to the ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grass seeds
  • Cereal grains
  • Clover leaves
  • Beetles
  • Ants
  • Caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

A common predator that hunts quails in their grassy habitats.

eaten by

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

A bird of prey that hunts quails from the sky.

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Common Quails forage on the ground, eating various insects like ants.

eats

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Quails often feed on grains and seeds found in agricultural fields.

eaten by

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

A small mammal that preys on quails and their ground nests.

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Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Quail?

16-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Quail?

32-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Quail?

0.07-0.14 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Quail?

2-3 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Quail?

60 km/h

Was frisst Common Quail?

They eat seeds, grains, leaves, and small insects found close to the ground.

Wo findet man Common Quail normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Common Quail?

Foraging

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