HOW MANY QUAIL SPECIES ARE THERE?

The King Quail, which is found in Asia and the islands between Southeast Asia and the Americas, comes in many colors: brown, blue, silver, maroon and almost black.

Blue-breasted King Quail (Male)

The base of the blue-breasted quail bill is yellow and black in females and males respectively.

Male and Female Blue-breasted Quail, Thailand

Quails are small ground-dwelling birds that live all over the globe except Antarctica. There are over 130 species of quails that vary in color, according to species. For example, the king quail found in Asia and the islands between Southeast Asia and the Americas comes in many colors: brown, blue, silver, maroon and almost black. However, in India, there is the black-breasted quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) found in the jungle and the brown-colored Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica). People breed the Japanese quail for meat.

Bobwhite quails, native to Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean, are reddish brown in color with a spotted-white breast and black marking on the wings of the males.

Male Bobwhite quail

India is home to the black-breasted quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) that is found in the jungle and the brown-colored Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica), which is bred for meat.

Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica),

Bobwhite quails, native to Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean, are reddish brown with a spotted-white breast and black marking on the wings of the males. The base of the bill is yellow and black in females and males respectively. The feathers have wavy strips of color, white edges, and dark bars.