Behaviour
Quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters but will also take insects and similar small prey. They nest on the ground and are capable of short, rapid bursts of flight. Some species such as the Japanese and Common Quail are migratory and fly for long distances. Some quail are farmed in large numbers. The Japanese Quail (or coturnix quail) is kept mostly to produce eggs.

Species in taxonomic order
Genus Coturnix
Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
New Zealand Quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae Extinct
Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii
Asian Blue Quail, Coturnix chinensis
Genus Anurophasis
Snow Mountain Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx
Genus Perdicula
Jungle Bush-quail, Perdicula asiatica
Rock Bush-quail, Perdicula argoondah
Painted Bush-quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
Manipur Bush-quail, Perdicula manipurensis
Genus Ophrysia
Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa Critically Endangered/Extinct
Bobwhite Quail,