Common quail
The common quail is a small, plump ground-nesting bird. It breeds across Europe and North Africa and spends the winter in Africa and southern India. Its meat can be poisonous, so it is a bird where a little knowledge matters.1

Cara mengenalinya
- A small, compact bird about 16 to 18 cm long1
- Streaked brown plumage with a white eyestripe1
- Males have a white chin1
- Long wings, unlike most game birds1
- A call of three repeated chirps, and the male's song sounds like 'wet-my-lips'1
Sering tertukar dengan: The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), native to Asia, looks very similar. Its call is very different from that of the common quail, which is the best way to tell them apart.1
Kekuatan racun
Ia hanya berbahaya jika ada yang memakannya.
Apa efek racunnya?
This bird is not venomous. Its meat can be poisonous if the birds have eaten certain plants, although which plants is still debated. The resulting illness, called coturnism, causes muscle soreness and may lead to kidney failure.1
Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?
Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.One in four people who eat poisonous quail meat become ill with coturnism. The illness can lead to kidney failure.1
Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?
When flushed, it keeps low and soon drops back into cover. It would rather creep away than fly.1
Jika seseorang menyentuh atau memakannya
- Jika seseorang memakannya atau mengalami gejala setelah memakannya: segera hubungi nomor darurat atau pusat informasi keracunan.
Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama
Tetap aman
- Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika kamu menyentuh atau memakannya: jangan mengucek mata atau mulut, cuci tangan, dan cari bantuan medis.
Ia tidak mengincarmu. Racunnya hanya ada supaya tidak ada yang memakannya. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman
Di mana di dunia?
Seberapa besar dia?
Seberapa panjang dia?
Seberapa berat dia?
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Fakta
Huge numbers are caught in nets along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. An estimated 12.9 million birds were caught across Egypt in 2012 during the autumn migration.1
In 1537, Queen Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, developed a strong craving for quail. Courtiers and diplomats abroad were ordered to find supplies for her.1
The Book of Numbers in the Bible describes a huge mass of quails blown in by a wind, which the Israelites took as meat in the wilderness.1
Common quails are strongly migratory, unlike most game birds.1
The young can leave the nest and feed themselves shortly after hatching, and they stay with the family group for 30 to 50 days.1
Untuk ahli bisa
- Nama ilmiah
- Coturnix coturnix
- Kelompok
- Hewan beracun lainnya
- Keluarga
- Phasianidae2
- Urutan
- Galliformes
- Benua
- Eropa, Asia, Afrika
- Anak
- The female lays a clutch of 8 to 13 eggs, one every 24 hours, in a shallow scrape on the ground. The chicks hatch together after 17 to 20 days and can feed themselves soon after hatching.1
- Bagaimana keadaannya di alam liar
- Least concern (IUCN)1
- Bahaya bagi manusia
- 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3
Dari mana faktanya berasal
- Common quail (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Coturnix coturnix (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
- Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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