King Quail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsIndian Blue Quail, Chinese painted quail, Blue-breasted Quail, Pygmy Quail, Chinese Quail, Blue breasted Quail, Blue-breasted Quail/King Quail, Chestnut-bellied quail, Blue Quail, Painted Quail, Asian Blue Quail
Old latin name for birdExcalfactoria chinensis, Coturnix chinensis, Tetrao chinensis
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyPheasants & Allies / Phasianidae
GenusSynoicus
Breeding regionAustralasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionwidespread

King Quail bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 3.
    Pew notes, © Albert Lastukhin
    Myanmar
  • 4.
    Call, © Lim Ying Hien
    Malaysia
  • 5.
    Pew notes, plus snore, © Colin Trainor
    East Timor
  • 6.
    Song, © Greg Irving
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Pew notes, © Colin Trainor
    East Timor
  • 8.
    Song, © Okamoto Keita Sin
    Singapore
  • 9.
    Snore or growl, © Colin Trainor
    East Timor
  • 10.
    Call, © Eddy Smith
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see King Quail

King Quail subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Synoicus chinensis chinensisIndia to Sri Lanka, Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java, Indochina, se China and Taiwan-No
Synoicus chinensis collettine WA to ne NT (nc Australia)-No
Synoicus chinensis lepidusNew Guinea and Bismarck Arch.-No
Synoicus chinensis lineatusPhilippines and Indonesian Arch.-No
Synoicus chinensis trinkutensisNicobar Is.-No
Synoicus chinensis victoriaeCape York Pen., ne QLD to se NSW (e Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBloukwartel
Bengaliরাজ বটেরা, যাজ ফমটযা
Catalanguatlla blava asiàtica
Chinese桂花雀, 五更鸟, 小鵪鶉, 蓝胸鹑
Chinese (Traditional)小鵪鶉, 桂花雀, 五更鳥, 藍胸鶉
Croatiankineska prepelica
Czechkřepelka čínská, Krepelka cínská
DanishKinesisk Dværgvagtel
DutchChinese Dwergkwartel
EsperantoĈina koturno
Estonianida-sinivutt
FinnishSiniviiriäinen, idänsiniviiriäinen
FrenchCaille peinte, Caille naine, Caille de Chine, Caille bleue, Caille peinte de Chine
GermanAsiatische Zwergwachtel, Zwergwachtel, Asiatische Zwegwachtel, Adanson-Wachtel, Chinesische Zwergwachtel
Hungariankínai törpefürj
IcelandicDverghæna
IndonesianPuyuh batu, Sontasamba-samba, Sonta kasamba-kasamba, Burung Puyuh Pepekoh, Burung Puyuh Batu
IrishGearg Shíneach
ItalianQuaglia pettoblu, Quaglia nana, Quaglia della Cina
Japaneseナンキンヒメウズラ, ヒメウヅラ, ヒメウズラ
Kazakhергежейлі бөдене
LithuanianAzijinė melsvoji kurapka, azijinė melsvoji putpelė
MalayPikau, Burung Pikau
Malayalamനീലമാറൻ കാട, നീലമാറന്‍  കാട
Nepaliखरबट्टाई
NorwegianDvergvaktel, asiablåvaktel, Kinesisk dvergvaktel, Asiablåvaktel
Norwegian NynorskAsiablåvaktel
Polishprzepiórka chinska, przepiórka chińska
Portuguesecodorniz-chinesa, codorniz-da-china
RussianРасписной Голубой Перепел, Расписной перепел
SerbianKineska prepelica
Slovakprepelica cínska, prepelica čínska
SpanishCodorniz Azul China, Codorniz china
Swedishasiatisk blåvaktel, Kinesisk dvärgvaktel
Thaiนกคุ่มสี
TurkishAsya Mavi Bıldırcını
Ukrainianперепілка китайська
UzbekХитой беданаси
VietnameseChim cút Trung Quốc, Quế hoa tước, Chim cút ngực lam, Cay trung quốc