Japanese or Coturnix Quail
Coturnix japonica
Wild type Coturnix Quail
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
This is the most commonly found quail in domestic conditions; domestication is known to have begun by the 12th century. Many varieties now exist. When you encounter quail eggs in a restaurant, this is the bird usually responsible.
Lots of good information can be found in the Feather Fancier's article on Japanese quail.
Breed clubs:
Coturnix Fanciers and Breeders Club
Coturnix Links:
Northwest Gamebirds is a hatchery that deals in Coturnix quail.
That Quail Place on Coturnix
Rupert Stephenson's page on Italian Speckled Quail
An Italian Speckled Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
Tibetan Tuxedo Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
A trio of wild-type Coturnix -- male in the middle
Photo courtesy of Shady Hollow
Farm
Tibetan and Scarlett Tuxedo Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Dana Manchester, Coturnix Fanciers and Breeders Club
The head of a Coturnix Quail
Photo courtesy of Carlos Vega
Dark Range Quail - one of the jumbo Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Rae
A Chocolate Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Taryn Koerker
Tibetan Tuxedo Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Carlos Vega
From the left: Tibetan, Range, Cream and Lavender Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Dana Manchester, Coturnix Fanciers and Breeders Club
A&M Giant White Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
Another wild-type female
Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jaklik "Typowy" "Hutomara"
A Tibetan Tuxedo
Photo courtesy of Dana Manchester, Coturnix Fanciers and Breeders Club
Red Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Carlos Vega
Another Jumbo Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Anthony Lapointe
More A&M Giant White Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Carlos Vega
Rosetta and Manchurian (female) Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Dana Manchester, Coturnix Fanciers and Breeders Club
Blonde and Autumn Amber Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Dana Manchester, Coturnix Fanciers and Breeders Club
Coturnix eggs
Photo courtesy of Shady Hollow
Farm
Chick and eggs Newly hatched Coturnix chicks Coturnix quail chicks Coturnix chicks with a Speckled Sussex for size
comparison Another shot of the Coturnix chicks Black Tuxedo chicks with a quarter, at day-old and week-old White (TAMU) chicks Two more Coturnix chicks, Tuxedo on the left and Italian
Speckled on the right A four-day-old Coturnix chick
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Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
Photo courtesy of Taryn Koerker
Photo courtesy of Shady Hollow
Farm
Photo courtesy of Chelsea
Photo courtesy of Kelly Schlenker
Photo courtesy of Chelsea
Photos courtesy of Carlos Vega
Photo courtesy of Kelly Schlenker
Photos courtesy of Robert Stephenson
Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jaklik "Typowy" "Hutomara"
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