Species profile
quail
Miortyx teres
Quick answer
quail is a species in the Phasianidae family, order Galliformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Miortyx teres
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Miortyx
Recording quail in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phasianidae
- African Blue Quail (Synoicus adansonii)
- Ahanta Spurfowl (Pternistis ahantensis)
- Alectoris baryosefi (Alectoris baryosefi)
- Alectoris bavarica (Alectoris bavarica)
- Altai snowcock (Tetrao altaicus)
- Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
- Annamite Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)
- Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)