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Old World quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae. New World quail are also found in the Galliformes, but are not in the same family (Odontophoridae). Buttonquails are not closely related at all, but are named for their similar appearance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quail Information, including listing of species and photos )〕 They are presently found in the Turnicidae family in the Charadriiformes, more closely related to shorebirds, gulls and auks. The collective noun for a group of quail is ''flock'', ''bevy'' or ''covey''.〔(USGS – Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group )〕 == Taxonomy == Old World quail may refer to the following species of Phasianidae: *Genus ''Coturnix'' * *Common quail, ''Coturnix coturnix'' * *Japanese quail, ''Coturnix japonica'' * *Stubble quail, ''Coturnix pectoralis'' * *†New Zealand quail, ''Coturnix novaezelandiae'' (extinct) * *Rain quail, ''Coturnix coromandelica'' * *Harlequin quail, ''Coturnix delegorguei'' * *†Canary Islands quail, Coturnix gomerae (fossil) * *Brown quail, ''Coturnix ypsilophora'' * *Blue quail, ''Coturnix adansonii'' * *King quail, ''Coturnix chinensis'' *Genus ''Anurophasis'' * *Snow Mountains quail, ''Anurophasis monorthonyx'' *Genus ''Perdicula'' * *Jungle bush quail, ''Perdicula asiatica'' * *Rock bush quail, ''Perdicula argoondah'' * *Painted bush quail, ''Perdicula erythrorhyncha'' * *Manipur bush quail, ''Perdicula manipurensis'' *Genus ''Ophrysia'' * *Himalayan quail, ''Ophrysia superciliosa'' (critically endangered/extinct) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old World quail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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