Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusCoturnix (Typical Old World Quails)
- SpeciesCoturnix coturnix (Common Quail)
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Jackson's Francolin
Pternistis jacksoni
Scaly Francolin
Pternistis squamatus
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Quail in Aberdare National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Quail sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Quail in Aberdare National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Quail in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.