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Common Quail

Common Quail - Adult male

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Northeast Tarrafal, Santiago

Country image taken

» Cape Verde Islands

Date

» October, 2009

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom 18-55 mm

Bird Species

»Coturnix coturnix - Common Quail

Bird Species (French)

»Caille des blés

Bird Family

»Phasianidae - Pheasants & Allies

Bird Group

»Galliformes Francolin, Guineafowl

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Resident birds from the Cape Verde Islands were described in the past as an endemic subspecies, C. coturnix inopinata, but there are doubts about the validity of this form. There is a great variation in the plumage characteristics of the Cape Verde Quails, and probably also in their size.

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