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  • Synonyms European Quail, European Migratory Quail, Eurasian Common Quail, Quail
  • Old latin name for bird Tetrao coturnix

Common Quailbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Noah Telang
    France
  • 2.
    Song, © Harry Hussey
    Azerbaijan
  • 3.
    Song, © Frank A. Roos
    Netherlands
  • 4.
    Song, © Frank A. Roos
    Netherlands
  • 5.
    Song, © Joss Deffarges
    France
  • 6.
    Call, song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 7.
    Song, © Frank A. Roos
    Netherlands
  • 8.
    Male, © Paulo Belo
    Portugal
  • 9.
    Male, song, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 10.
    Song, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 11.
    Nocturnal flight call, song, two-types, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 12.
    Call, song, © Jíri Poteka
    Hungary
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Quail

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Indian ocean
  • Breeding subregion Europe and c Asia
  • Non breeding region AF, India

Common Quail subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Coturnix coturnix africanaSub-Saharan Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius (c Mascarenes)-No
Coturnix coturnix conturbansAzores-No
Coturnix coturnix coturnixCanary Is., Madeira, Europe and nw Africa to Mongolia and n IndiaAfrica and c, s IndiaNo
Coturnix coturnix erlangerie, ne Africa-No
Coturnix coturnix inopinataCape Verde Is.-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЧа
AfrikaansAfrikaanse Kwartel
AlbanianShkurtëza, shkurta, Shkurtë
Arabicفري, السمانى فري، فريرة, السمانى, السمان, الفرّ, سمان شائع- فري
ArmenianԼոր, [Lor ]
Azerbaijanibildirçin билдирчин, Adi bildirçin, Bildirçin, adi bildirçin ади билдирчин
Bashkirбүҙәнәләр, бүҙәнәһе, бүтбелдек, бытбылдыҡтар, бүҙәнә, бытбылдыҡ
BasqueGuatlla, galeper, Galeperra
BelarusianПерапёлка, Перапелка, перапёлка, pierapiołka
Bengaliপাতি বটেরা, ঩াচত ফমটযা
BretonGoailh, koailh, Ar goailh-soul, Koailh-soul
BulgarianПъдпъдък, p"dp"d"k
CatalanGuatlla, Guàtlera, guatlla comuna
Chinese[xi an-chun], 西鹌鹑, [an-chun], 鹌 鹑, 鹌鹑
Chinese (Traditional)普通鵪鶉, 鵪鶉, 西鵪鶉
Chuvashпутени, пĕтпĕлтĕк, путене, Ахаль путене, путенесем
Cornishrynk
Croatianprepelica, Prepelica pućpura
Czechkřepelka, křepelka polní, Krepelka polní
DanishVagtel
DutchKwartel
Esperantokoturno, Komuna koturno
Estonianvutt, põldvutt, Poldvutt, Põldvutt
FaroesePippus, vaktil, Lynghani
Finnishviiriäinen
FrenchCaille des blés, Caille d'Europe, Caille commune
Frisiankwartel
GalicianPaspallás, paspallás común, Guatlla
Georgianმწყერი
GermanWachtel, Wachtel-coturnix
Greekortiki, (Κοινό) Ορτύκι, Ορτύκι, [ortiki]
Hebrewשליו, שלו, שליו נודד
Hungarianfürj
IcelandicKornhæna
Irishpaspallás, gearg
ItalianQuaglia comune, Quaglia dx, Quaglia
Japaneseヨアロッパウズラ, ヨーロッパウズラ
KazakhБєдене, бытпылдақ, бөдене
Korean메추라기
Latvianpaipala
LithuanianPiepala, putpelė, Putpele, paprastoji putpelė
LuxembourgishWuechtel
MacedonianПотолошка, потполошка, potpološka, Потополошка–препелица, Препелица
MalagasyPapelika
Maltesesumminiet, summien, summiena
Manxquayl, Eean Feie
Mongolianбөднө, Эгэл бөднө, Бүднэ, бүднээ
Nepaliबट्टाई
Northern SamiGoaktil
Norwegianvaktel
Norwegian NynorskVaktel
Occitancatla
Persianبلدرچین
Polishprzepiórka (zwyczajna), przepiórka zwyczajna, przepiórka
PortugueseCodorniz, Codorniz comum, codorniz-comum
RomanianPrepeliţă, prepeliţă, Prepeliță, prepelita, dropya
Romanshquacra, quaiglia
RussianПерепел, Перепел обыкновенный, obyknovennyj perepel, обыкновенный перепел
Sardiniancancarau, xrìcchibi, perpereche, guàgliulu, peberana, trepotčs, concarada, pappadassa, xrěcchibi, pasparrau, Circùiri, cricchibě, guŕgliulu, bebberecche, trepotès, pepperastu, crànchiu, cìrcuri, croccadì, cricchibì, cualla, parparaghe
Serbianпрепелица, Prepelica
ShonaHuta
Slovakprepelica poľná, prepelica
Slovenianprepelica
SpanishCodorníz, Codorniz común, Codorniz Comun, codorniz, Codorniz europea-coturnix, guatla
SwahiliTomboo, Tombo, Tomboro, Tomboroko
Swedishvaktel
Tajikкарак, варишк, салво, бедона, вушм, вартиш
TamilKaadai
Tatarбытбылдыгы, бытбылдыклар, бүдәнәләр, бүдәнә, бытбылдык
Thaiนกคุ่มญี่ปุ่น
TsongaKhevezi
TswanaTshosabannê
TurkishБөдене, Bıldırcın, byldyrcyn
Turkmenbedene бедене, ب دن ه, bıldırcın
UkrainianПерепілка , перепілка звичайна, perepel, перепел
Uzbekбедана
VietnameseCay nhật bản
Welshsofliar, Rhinc
XhosaIsagwityi
ZuluisiGwaca