Coturnix

= Coturnix = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Synoicus)

Jump to navigationJump to search Coturnix is a genus of six extant species and five known extinct species of Old World quail.[1] The genus name is the Latin for the common quail.[2]

The quails are related to the francolins, jungle bush quail, snowcocks and rock partridges, which together with the species of Coturnix make up a clade called Coturnicinae, a subfamily within the family Phasianidae.

Quail of Coturnix live in pairs or small social groups and form larger groups during migration. Not all species migrate, but most are capable of extremely rapid, upward flight to escape from danger. Unlike related genera, Old World quail do not perch in trees. They devote much of their time to scratching and foraging for seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Typical habitats are dense vegetation such as grasslands, bushes alongside rivers and cereal fields. They are predated upon heavily by the diurnal hawks.

Contents

 * 1Species
 * 2Footnotes
 * 3References
 * 4External links