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Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
GenusCoturnix (Typical Old World Quails)
SpeciesCoturnix coturnix (Common Quail)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Samburu National Reserve

3 Verified sightings at Samburu National Reserve From 2019 to 2026

2,068 Verified sightings across all 72 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Common Quail

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India.

With its characteristic call of three repeated chirps (repeated three times in quick succession), this species of quail is more often heard than seen. It is widespread in Europe and North Africa, and is categorised by the IUCN as "least concern". It should not be confused with the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), native to Asia, which, although visually similar, has a call that is very distinct from that of the common quail. Like the Japanese quail, common quails are sometimes kept as poultry.

The common quail was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Tetrao coturnix. The specific epithet coturnix is the Latin word for the common quail. This species is now placed in the genus Coturnix that was introduced in 1764 by the French naturalist François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault. The common quail was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Japanese quail... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Coturnix delegorguei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pternistis leucoscepus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ortygornis sephaena

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pternistis hildebrandti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Scleroptila shelleyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Acryllium vulturinum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Numida meleagris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Ptilopachus petrosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
4	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
5	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
9	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
11	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
12	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
13	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
16	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
17	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
20	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
21	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
25	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
28	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
29	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
30	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
31	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
32	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
33	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
37	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
38	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
39	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
40	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
41	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
42	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
43	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
44	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
45	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
46	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
47	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
48	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
49	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	Insufficient data
50	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
51	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
52	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
53	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
54	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
55	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
56	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
57	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
58	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
59	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
60	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
61	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
62	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
63	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
64	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
65	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
66	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
67	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
68	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
69	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
70	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
71	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
72	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

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Common Quail

About the Common Quail

Recent sightings of Common Quail in Samburu National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Harlequin Quail

Yellow-necked Francolin

Crested Francolin

Common Peafowl

Hildebrandt's Francolin

Shelley's Francolin

Vulturine Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Stone Partridge

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found