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Synoicus ypsilophorus

IUCN

LC
Scientific Name:Synoicus ypsilophorus,Brown Quail

Basic Information

Scientific classification

Vital signs

  • length:17-22cm
  • Weight:75-140g
  • lifetime:No textual research information is available

Feature

Distribution and Habitat

Origin: Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor.
Introduced: Fiji and New Zealand.

Appearance

The brown blue-breasted quail is 17-22 cm long; Males 75-140 g, females 85-140 g; Wingspan 26-36 cm. The breast feathers are different from the common blue breast quail, with no stripes.

Details

Synoicus ypsilophorus (Brown Quail) has 10 subspecies. It is mainly active at dawn and dusk, and the call is loud. Feeds on seeds and young grasses.

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Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).


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