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Brown Quail

Brown Quail

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11 months ago door Stephan
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The Brown Quail is a small, ground-dwelling game bird native to grasslands and agricultural areas across Southeast Asia and Australasia. It is highly cryptic, relying on its mottled brown plumage for camouflage amidst dense vegetation.
Where to spot
Found in grasslands, agricultural fields, open woodlands, and heathlands across Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania.
How to spot
Walk slowly through dense grassy areas; they will often flush suddenly from underfoot. Listen for their distinctive, rapidly repeated 'ki-wi-ki' or 'whir-whir-whirr' call.
When to spot
Most active during early morning and late afternoon. Can be flushed throughout the day, especially when walking through suitable habitat.
File:Brown quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus) Tiritiri Matangi.jpg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus ssp. australis.jpg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Christopher Stephens - 530183168 (cropped).jpeg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Christopher Stephens - 530183330.jpeg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Christopher Stephens - 530183366.jpeg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Jonno Downes - 585911068.jpeg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Jonno Downes - 585911084.jpeg
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Scott Warner - 571700960.jpeg
File:Brown quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus) Tiritiri Matangi.jpg
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File:Synoicus ypsilophorus ssp. australis.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Christopher Stephens - 530183168 (cropped).jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Christopher Stephens - 530183330.jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Christopher Stephens - 530183366.jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Jonno Downes - 585911068.jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Jonno Downes - 585911084.jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Synoicus ypsilophorus - Scott Warner - 571700960.jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
Brown Quails are known for their rapid, whirring flight when flushed, bursting from cover almost vertically before leveling out, making them quite startling to encounter.
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11 months ago
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