Brown Quail

Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Komodo National Park
1 Verified sightings at Komodo National Park From 2019 to 2026
508 Verified sightings across all 20 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Brown Quail

The brown quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus), also known as the swamp quail, silver quail and Tasmanian quail, is an Australasian true quail of the family Phasianidae. It is a small, ground-dwelling bird and is native to mainland Australia, Tasmania and Papua New Guinea and has been introduced to New Zealand and Fiji. Widespread and common throughout its large range, the brown quail is evaluated as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Although previously classified in the genus Coturnix, phylogenetic analyses have found it to form a monophyletic grouping with several other quail species, all of which have since been grouped in the genus Synoicus. It is thought to be the sister species to the Snow Mountain quail (S. monorthonyx), which was previously classified in the genus Anurophasis.

The following subspecies are recognised: S. y. raaltenii (Müller, S, 1842) - central and eastern Lesser Sundas, Tanimbar Islands S. y. pallidior Hartert, EJO, 1897 - Sumba and Savu S. y. saturatior Hartert, EJO, 1897 - lowland northern New Guinea

S. y. dogwa Mayr & Rand, 1935 - lowland south-central New Guinea... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Komodo National Park

Green Junglefowl
LC Endemic

Green Junglefowl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gallus varius

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
LC

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megapodius reinwardt

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
14 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
15 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
16 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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