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.
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
A Gold Speckled Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
Tuxedo Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
A trio of wild-type Coturnix -- male in the middle
Photo courtesy of Shady Hollow
Farm
the head of a Coturnix Quail
Photo courtesy of Carlos Vega
Dark Range Quail - one of the jumbo Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Rae
Blonde Coturnix
Black Tuxedo Coturnix
Photos courtesy of Carlos Vega
A&M Giant White Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
Another Jumbo Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Anthony Lapointe
More A&M Giant White Coturnix
Photo courtesy of Carlos Vega
Coturnix eggs
Photo courtesy of Shady Hollow
Farm
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
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Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
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
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