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King Quail / Synoicus chinensis LC
- Synonyms Blue breasted Quail, Chinese Quail, Pygmy Quail, Blue-breasted Quail, Chinese painted quail, Indian Blue Quail, Asian Blue Quail, Painted Quail, Blue Quail, Chestnut-bellied quail, Blue-breasted Quail/King Quail
- Old latin name for bird Tetrao chinensis, Coturnix chinensis, Excalfactoria chinensis
King Quailbird sounds *
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Related species
Where to see King Quail
- Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread
King Quail subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synoicus chinensis chinensis | India to Sri Lanka, Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java, Indochina, se China and Taiwan | - | No |
| Synoicus chinensis colletti | ne WA to ne NT (nc Australia) | - | No |
| Synoicus chinensis lepidus | New Guinea and Bismarck Arch. | - | No |
| Synoicus chinensis lineatus | Philippines and Indonesian Arch. | - | No |
| Synoicus chinensis trinkutensis | Nicobar Is. | - | No |
| Synoicus chinensis victoriae | Cape York Pen., ne QLD to se NSW (e Australia) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bloukwartel |
| Bengali | রাজ বটেরা, যাজ ফমটযা |
| Catalan | guatlla blava asiàtica |
| Chinese | 桂花雀, 小鵪鶉, 五更鸟, 蓝胸鹑 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍胸鶉, 五更鳥, 小鵪鶉, 桂花雀 |
| Croatian | kineska prepelica |
| Czech | Krepelka cínská, křepelka čínská |
| Danish | Kinesisk Dværgvagtel |
| Dutch | Chinese Dwergkwartel |
| Esperanto | Ĉina koturno |
| Estonian | ida-sinivutt |
| Finnish | Siniviiriäinen, idänsiniviiriäinen |
| French | Caille de Chine, Caille peinte, Caille naine, Caille peinte de Chine, Caille bleue |
| German | Asiatische Zwegwachtel, Zwergwachtel, Asiatische Zwergwachtel, Chinesische Zwergwachtel, Adanson-Wachtel |
| Hungarian | kínai törpefürj |
| Icelandic | Dverghæna |
| Indonesian | Burung Puyuh Batu, Puyuh batu, Burung Puyuh Pepekoh, Sontasamba-samba, Sonta kasamba-kasamba |
| Irish | Gearg Shíneach |
| Italian | Quaglia della Cina, Quaglia pettoblu, Quaglia nana |
| Japanese | ヒメウヅラ, ヒメウズラ, ナンキンヒメウズラ |
| Kazakh | ергежейлі бөдене |
| Lithuanian | azijinė melsvoji putpelė, Azijinė melsvoji kurapka |
| Malay | Burung Pikau, Pikau |
| Malayalam | നീലമാറൻ കാട, നീലമാറന് കാട |
| Nepali | खरबट्टाई |
| Norwegian | Kinesisk dvergvaktel, Dvergvaktel, asiablåvaktel |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Asiablåvaktel |
| Polish | przepiórka chińska, przepiórka chinska |
| Portuguese | Codorniz-da-china, codorniz-chinesa |
| Russian | Расписной Голубой Перепел, Расписной перепел |
| Serbian | Kineska prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelica čínska, prepelica cínska |
| Spanish | Codorniz china, Codorniz Azul China |
| Swedish | asiatisk blåvaktel, Kinesisk dvärgvaktel |
| Thai | นกคุ่มสี |
| Turkish | Asya Mavi Bıldırcını |
| Ukrainian | перепілка китайська |
| Uzbek | Хитой беданаси |
| Vietnamese | Chim cút Trung Quốc, Chim cút ngực lam, Quế hoa tước, Cay trung quốc |