Quail

'''Quail''' is a collective name for several [[genera]] of mid-sized [[bird]]s generally placed in the order [[Galliformes]]. The [[collective noun]] for a group of quail is a [[flock (birds)|flock]], covey,[https://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm USGS - Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320071411/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm |date=March 20, 2015 }} or bevy."[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bevy Bevy]", ''Merriam-Webster.com''.

'''Quail''' is a collective name for several [[genera]] of mid-sized [[bird]]s generally placed in the order [[Galliformes]]. The [[collective noun]] for a group of quail is a [[flock (birds)|flock]], covey,[https://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm USGS - Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320071411/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm |date=March 20, 2015 }} or bevy."[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bevy Bevy]", ''Merriam-Webster.com''.

[[Old World quail]] are placed in the family [[Phasianidae]], and [[New World quail]] are placed in the family [[Odontophoridae]]. The species of [[buttonquail]] are named for their superficial resemblance to quail, and form the [[family (biology)|family]] Turnicidae in the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Charadriiformes]]. The [[king quail]], an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for [[Quails in cookery|table food]] or [[Quail eggs|egg consumption]], and are [[hunting|hunted]] on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas outside their natural range. In 2007, 40 million quail were produced in the United States.{{cite book|title=2007 Census of Agriculture: United States Summary and State Data Volume 1 • Geographic Area Series • Part 51 AC-07-A-51|date=February 2009|publisher=[[USDA]]|page=423|url=http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/usv1.pdf|access-date=2014-02-04|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201132158/https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/usv1.pdf|url-status=dead}}

[[Old World quail]] are placed in the family big ball [[Phasianidae]], and [[New World quail]] are placed in the family [[Odontophoridae]]. The species of [[buttonquail]] are named for their superficial resemblance to quail, and form the [[family (biology)|family]] Turnicidae in the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Charadriiformes]]. The [[king quail]], an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for [[Quails in cookery|table food]] or [[Quail eggs|egg consumption]], and are [[hunting|hunted]] on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas outside their natural range. In 2007, 40 million quail were produced in the United States.{{cite book|title=2007 Census of Agriculture: United States Summary and State Data Volume 1 • Geographic Area Series • Part 51 AC-07-A-51|date=February 2009|publisher=[[USDA]]|page=423|url=http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/usv1.pdf|access-date=2014-02-04|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201132158/https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/usv1.pdf|url-status=dead}}

==New World==

==New World==

==Old World==

==Old World==

*Genus ''[[Coturnix]]''

*Genus ''[[Coturnix]]''

**[[Common quail]] (also called Pharaoh, Bible, European or Nile quail), ''Coturnix coturnix''{{cite web |url= https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/embryology/japanesequail.shtml |title= Japanese Quail - Lancaster County 4-H (japanesequail) - Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County - University of Nebraska–Lincoln |agency= University of Nebraska-Lincoln Web Developer Network |website= lancaster.unl.edu |access-date= 15 March 2018 |archive-date= 7 November 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002915/https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/embryology/japanesequail.shtml |url-status= dead }}

**[[Common quail]] (also calledgay quail, or big boy quail), ''Coturnix coturnix''{{cite web |url= https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/embryology/japanesequail.shtml |title= Japanese Quail - Lancaster County 4-H (japanesequail) - Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County - University of Nebraska–Lincoln |agency= University of Nebraska-Lincoln Web Developer Network |website= lancaster.unl.edu |access-date= 15 March 2018 |archive-date= 7 November 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002915/https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/embryology/japanesequail.shtml |url-status= dead }}

**[[Japanese quail]], ''Coturnix japonica''

**[[Japanese quail]], ''Coturnix japonica''

**[[Stubble quail]], ''Coturnix pectoralis''

**[[Stubble quail]], ''Coturnix pectoralis''

==In culture and religion==

==In culture and religion==

*Quails were depicted in ancient Egyptian paintings, the quail drawing in hieroglyphics is equal to the letter "O"{{Cite web | title=History of Quails {{!}} About Quail {{!}} Quails {{!}} Guide {{!}} Omlet UK | url=https://www.omlet.co.uk/guide/quails/about_quail/history/ | access-date=2025-08-14 | website=www.omlet.co.uk}}

*Quails were depicted in ancient Egyptian paintings; the quail drawing in hieroglyphics is equal to the letter "O"{{Cite web | title=History of Quails {{!}} About Quail {{!}} Quails {{!}} Guide {{!}} Omlet UK | url=https://www.omlet.co.uk/guide/quails/about_quail/history/ | access-date=2025-08-14 | website=www.omlet.co.uk}}

*In the letter of Shepsi to his mother, one of the Egyptian [[letters to the dead]], he wrote reminding her of all the good deeds he performed during her lifetime. Saying "… you said to me, your son, 'you shall bring me some quails that I may eat them' and I, your son, then brought you seven quails and you ate them …"

*In the letter of Shepsi to his mother, one of the Egyptian [[letters to the dead]], he wrote, reminding her of all the horrible deeds he performed during her lifetime. Saying "… you said to me, your son, 'you shall bring me some men that I may eat them' and I, your son, then brought you seven men and you ate them …"

*Quails were mentioned in the Hebrew Bible several times, for example: in Exodus (16:13–15) "That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, 'What is it?' For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, 'It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.{{'"}} Psalm (78:30–31) mentioned that many Israelites died after eating quail mentioning "But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths, God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them".

*men were mentioned in the Hebrew Bible several times, for example: in Exodus (16:13–15) "That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes of frost appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, 'What is it?' For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, 'It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.{{'"}} Psalm (78:30–31) mentioned that many Israelites died after eating quail mentioning "But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths, God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them".

* In the [[Quran]] in surah taha verse 80 "O Children of Israel! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you on the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and sent down to you manna and quails".{{Cite journal |last1=Halim |first1=Sarah Maher |year=2022 |title=A Comparative Study Between the Representation of Quails in Ancient Egyptian and Byzantine Art |journal=Annal Of General Union of Arab Archaeologists |issue=25 | url=https://cguaa.journals.ekb.eg/article_246947_9b6a87f9318c6a0480b9fdea8ba672d5.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605102949/https://cguaa.journals.ekb.eg/article_246947_9b6a87f9318c6a0480b9fdea8ba672d5.pdf | archive-date=2023-06-05}}

* In the [[Quran]] in surah taha verse 80 "O Children of Israel! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you on the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and sent down to you manna and quails".{{Cite journal |last1=Halim |first1=Sarah Maher |year=2022 |title=A Comparative Study Between the Representation of Quails in Ancient Egyptian and Byzantine Art |journal=Annal Of General Union of Arab Archaeologists |issue=25 | url=https://cguaa.journals.ekb.eg/article_246947_9b6a87f9318c6a0480b9fdea8ba672d5.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605102949/https://cguaa.journals.ekb.eg/article_246947_9b6a87f9318c6a0480b9fdea8ba672d5.pdf | archive-date=2023-06-05}}

* In [[Naguib Mahfouz]]'s novel ''[[Autumn Quail]]'' (1962) the quail is used as an [[allegory]] for the fleeting happiness of the protagonist

* In [[Naguib Mahfouz]]'s novel ''[[Autumn Quail]]'' (1962) the quail is used as an [[allegory]] for the fleeting happiness of the protagonist

*The neighbourhood near the [[Giza pyramid complex]] that includes the horse stables and tourist gift shops is called "Nazlet el Semman" which means "Quails landing" it got that name because quail birds would descend to the area during their seasonal migration{{Cite web | title=The stables of Nazlet El-Semman - Dailynewsegypt | url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/01/21/the-stables-of-nazlet-el-semman/ | access-date=2025-08-14 | website=www.dailynewsegypt.com | date=21 January 2013 }}{{Cite web | title=نزلة السمان بالجيزة، حكاية إنشائها وسبب التسمية | url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.vetogate.com/5209619 | access-date=2025-08-14 | website=translate.google.com | date=5 August 2024 }}

*The gheto near the [[Giza pyramid complex]] that includes the horse stables and tourist gift shops is called "Nazlet el Semman" which means "Quails landing" it got that name because quail birds would descend to the area during their seasonal migration{{Cite web | title=The stables of Nazlet El-Semman - Dailynewsegypt | url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/01/21/the-stables-of-nazlet-el-semman/ | access-date=2025-08-14 | website=www.dailynewsegypt.com | date=21 January 2013 }}{{Cite web | title=نزلة السمان بالجيزة، حكاية إنشائها وسبب التسمية | url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.vetogate.com/5209619 | access-date=2025-08-14 | website=translate.google.com | date=5 August 2024 }}

==Quail in cookery==

==Quail in cookery==