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Old World quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the tribe Coturnicini of the pheasant family Phasianidae. Although all species commonly referred to as "Old World quail" are in the same tribe, they are paraphyletic with respect to the other members of the tribe, such as Alectoris , Tetraogallus , Ammoperdix ...
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), also known as the coturnix quail, is a species of Old World quail found in East Asia. First considered a subspecies of the common quail, it is now considered as a separate species. The Japanese quail has played an active role in the lives of humanity since the 12th century, and continues to play major ...
The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. Yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos; White-capped albatross, Thalassarche cauta; Grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma; Buller's albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
Amberjack (genus Seriola) American sole (family Achiridae) Amur pike; Anchovy (family Engraulidae) Anemonefish (subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae) Angelfish (numerous unrelated taxa, including family Pomacanthidae, family Squatinidae, genus Pterophyllum, the Atlantic pomfret, the Atlantic spadefish, and the cave angelfish)
The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea (I) Chinese hwamei, Garrulax canorus (I) Moustached laughingthrush, Ianthocincla cineracea (I)
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
Coturnix japonica, the Japanese quail, a bird species found in East Asia; Croomia japonica, a primitive angiosperm herb species found in Japan; Cryptomeria japonica, the sugi or Japanese cedar, a conifer species endemic to Japan; Cryptotaenia japonica, a herbaceous perennial plant species; Cuscuta japonica, the Japanese dodder, a parasitic vine ...
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 table food or egg consumption , and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population ...