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 dikelirukan 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
Kuasa racun
Ia hanya berbahaya jika ada yang memakannya.
Apa kesan 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
Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi 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 ia buat apabila 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 ada simptom selepas memakannya: hubungi nombor kecemasan atau pusat racun dengan segera.
Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas
Kekal selamat
- Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika kamu menyentuh atau memakannya: jangan gosok mata atau mulut, basuh tangan dan dapatkan bantuan perubatan.
Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Racunnya ada hanya supaya tiada apa yang memakannya. Lagi tentang keselamatan
Di mana di dunia?
Berapa besar ia?
Berapa panjang ia?
Berapa berat ia?
sepanjang 6 blok binaan mainan disusun sebaris
boleh terbang merentasi seluruh padang bola sepak dalam 9.5 saatBerapa besar Common quail berbanding KAMU?
Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.
Berapa laju ia?
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 pakar bisa
- Nama saintifik
- Coturnix coturnix
- Kumpulan
- Haiwan beracun lain
- Keluarga
- Phasianidae2
- Susunan
- Galliformes
- Benua-benua
- Eropah, 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
- Keadaannya di alam liar
- Least concern (IUCN)1
- Bahaya kepada manusia
- 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3
Dari mana fakta datang
- Common quail (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Coturnix coturnix (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
- Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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