Common Quail

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Silhouette: Marie-Aimée ALLARD · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tatra National Park
12 Verified sightings at Tatra National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,068 Verified sightings across all 72 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 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 Tatra National Park

Hazel Grouse
LC

Hazel Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tetrastes bonasia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Gray Partridge
LC

Gray Partridge

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Perdix perdix

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Western Capercaillie
LC

Western Capercaillie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tetrao urogallus

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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Quail in Tatra National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Quail sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Quail in Tatra National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Common Quail in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.

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