Asian Blue Quail

Asian Blue Quail

Synoicus chinensis

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Bali Barat National Park
2 Verified sightings at Bali Barat National Park From 2019 to 2026
53 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Asian Blue Quail

The king quail (Synoicus chinensis), also known as the Asian blue quail, blue-breasted quail, Chinese painted quail, button quail, or Chung-Chi, is a very small, diminutive galliform of the tribe Coturnicini in the subfamily Phasianinae. They are the smallest member in this subfamily and the family Phasianidae, as well as being the smallest and lightest member of the order Galliformes. It is quite common in aviculture worldwide, where it is sometimes referred to as the "button quail", although it is not closely related to the family of birds called buttonquails. Its voice is a piping whistle, ti-yu or ti-ti-yu. It also gives sharp cheeps or a tir-tir-tir sound when flushed.

King quail is 12–15 cm long, with a wingspan of about 25 cm long, and weighing 20–57 g. Males are distinctive, with a dark brown back and wings, dark blue-grey flanks and neck, and dark red-brown underparts; the face is patterned with a black chin with a white band just below on the upper throat, and black and white stripes below the eyes. Females are much plainer rufous-brown all over except for a paler belly.

They range in the wild from southern China, South and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park

Green Junglefowl
LC

Green Junglefowl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gallus varius

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
6 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
7 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
8 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
10 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
12 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
13 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
15 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
16 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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