Least ConcernGrey Partridge
Perdix perdix
One of the 4 quail on WAnimals
Birds · Galliformes · Phasianidae
Coturnix coturnix
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the only truly migratory quail in Europe, making long annual flights between its European breeding grounds and its winter quarters in sub-Saharan Africa.
Weight
70 g – 155 g
Size
17.5 cm on average
Life expectancy
2 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Dimensions.com · Birdfact · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · AnAge (Coturnix japonica comparison) · A-Z Animals · EBSCO Research Starters · Animal Diversity Web · Heritage Acres Market · Backyard Quail
Best time: From April to August in cereal and alfalfa fields; it is a trans-Saharan migrant and is almost always detected by its three-note call rather than by sight.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 141.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Quail — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common quail.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
