"Ordinary quail"

[ambient]

Ok.. I have lined up a "quail person" who is going to fix me up with some quail. When I asked my friend who knows the "quail person" they said the quail are "ordinary old quail". Whatever that means. I think they may be an Australian breed, like the brown quail or the stubble quail. Any ideas as to what might constitute an "ordinary quail"?

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=183

Has anyone here ever kept Australian quail (I'm from Australia). I hope they're not too small for eating. Aye well, never look a gift horse in the mouth.

 

[PurpleChicken]

We would need a pic. The same quail breeds are called different
things all over the world.

From that link I'd guess Brown too.

 

[monarc23]

Lophora could help with this one where are youuuuu!?!?!?!?


It doesnt look like a coturnix at all, different coloring. A wild coturnix looks just like the normal pharoah coturnix. This may be a subspecies of coturnix though but i dunno im gonna go back and read that article

It has simliarities to the coturnix tho i see that much

Kewl just read the scentific info....so it is a subspecies of the coturnix!

I thought so.


Anywhoo...i assume they are saying "normal old quail" because they look pretty common in your country

Just like "normal ole quail from US" would probably bring ot mind Bobwhites

 

[ambient]

Yeah, I haven't seen the quail in question yet, so I don't know what they look like. I'm just guessing they might be Australian. I'll no doubt find out in due course.

 

[Akane]

There are lots of coturnix species from many areas of the world and that link says Coturnix ypsilophora. It's a native australian coturnix.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coturnix

 

[Teach97]

Cool! Down Under Quail! Wonder if we have any totally like that in the U.S. Anyone? or is it just the wild type plain ol' ones?

 

[monarc23]

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yeppers and several subspecies went into producing the domestic coturnix

 

[Suz658]

I have a few Australian members on my site,and as far as I'm aware the usual utility quail kept over there are Jap's (Coturnix japconia) and the little ornamental CPQ known as 'King Quail' in Australia.

Suz

 

[Lophura]

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Since you are in Australia, I would say you have a better chance in getting ypsilophorus or pectoralis that we do!! Both species are kept by aviculturists there as is japonica. Keep in mind though, most of the genus Coturnix is closely related and have been interbred frequently.

A recommended book that covers many species -

A Guide to Pigeons, Doves & Quail, Their Management, Care & Breeding by Dr Danny Brown, 1995; ABK Publications, South Tweed Heads, Australia.
http://www.birdkeeper.com.au/

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It is unlikely that there are any of the Australian species of Coturnix in American aviculture. Australia put a ban on import/export of wildlife many years ago. If there were any here, they would no doubt have been bred with domestic birds and no longer remain in a pure form. Also, I have import records and breeders directories that go back to 1950s and have never see the species listed.


Dan

 

[Teach97]

Thanks Dan...kinda bummed me out though

It would have been cool to have gotten some...more variety must have more variety...addictions are such fun things