Quail
| Quail | |
|---|---|
| |
| Broun quail, Coturnix ypsilophora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Faimily: | Phasianidae, Odontophoridae |
Quail is a collective name for several genera o mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes.
Mony quail are noo fermed fur fuid, an their eggs are eaten an aw; in 2007, 40 million quail wir producit in the Unitit States o America., where they are huntit in the wild an aw.[1] In the Unitit Kinrick wild quail is at risk (amber) Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2021) an is protectit by law.[2]
A flock o quail is cawed (in Inglis) a covey,[3] or a bevy.[4]
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ 2007 Census of Agriculture: United States Summary and State Data Volume 1 • Geographic Area Series • Part 51 AC-07-A-51 (PDF). USDA. February 2009. p. 423.
- ↑ Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981
- ↑ "What is a Group of Quail Called? (Complete List + Why?)". Bird Fact (in Inglis). Retrieved 12 Mey 2022.
- ↑ "Definition of BEVY". www.merriam-webster.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 12 Mey 2022.