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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. New World quails are not closely related but named for their similar appearance and behaviour. Buttonquails are in a different family (Turnicidae) and are not true quails. Quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters but will also take insects and... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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eats :
seeds and stems.

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Ceanothus integerrimus Porcupines and quail have also been observed eating the stems and seeds [11].

New Mexican locust Mule deer and goats browse the plant, and squirrels and quail eat the seeds.

Ceanothus Porcupines and quail have also been seen eating stems and seeds of these shrubs.

Hibiscus laevis The seeds of this plant are eaten by waterfowl and Bobwhite quail.

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Ceanothus integerrimus Porcupines and quail have also been observed eating the stems and seeds [11].

Ceanothus Porcupines and quail have also been seen eating stems and seeds of these shrubs.

consumes :
toxin, mushrooms, hemlock, coturnism and amounts.

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Rhabdomyolysis Foodborne toxins, e.g. coniine from quail that have consumed hemlock (coturnism), Tricholoma equestre mushrooms in France and Poland, and an unidentified toxin in fish (Haff disease)

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Rhabdomyolysis Foodborne toxins, e.g. coniine from quail that have consumed hemlock (coturnism), Tricholoma equestre mushrooms in France and Poland, and an unidentified toxin in fish (Haff disease)

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Rhabdomyolysis Foodborne toxins, e.g. coniine from quail that have consumed hemlock (coturnism), Tricholoma equestre mushrooms in France and Poland, and an unidentified toxin in fish (Haff disease)

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Rhabdomyolysis Foodborne toxins, e.g. coniine from quail that have consumed hemlock (coturnism), Tricholoma equestre mushrooms in France and Poland, and an unidentified toxin in fish (Haff disease)

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Rhabdomyolysis It is known that migrating quail consume large amounts of hemlock, which contains the poisonous alkaloid coniine, and a 1991 study showed that coniine may cause rhabdomyolysis.

breed on :
grassland, farmland and Asia.

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Common Quail Upon attaining an age of 6-8 weeks, this quail breeds on open arable farmland and grassland across most of Europe and Asia, laying 6-18 eggs in a ground nest.

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Common Quail Upon attaining an age of 6-8 weeks, this quail breeds on open arable farmland and grassland across most of Europe and Asia, laying 6-18 eggs in a ground nest.

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Common Quail Upon attaining an age of 6-8 weeks, this quail breeds on open arable farmland and grassland across most of Europe and Asia, laying 6-18 eggs in a ground nest.

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    Quail

    Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. New World quails are not closely related but named for their similar appearance and behaviour.
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    California Quail

    Their closest relative is Gambel's Quail which has a more southernly distribution and, a longer crest, brighter head and a scalier appearance.
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    Bobwhite Quail

    The Bobwhite Quail is a popular and economically important gamebird, particularly in the US Southern States.
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    Scaled Quail

    Zink, Robert M. & Blackwell, Rachelle C. (1998): Molecular systematics of the Scaled Quail complex (genus Callipepla).
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    Wood-quail

    The Wood-quails are birds in the genus Odontophorus of the New World quail family, which are residents in forests in the Americas.
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    Gambel's Quail

    Gambel's quail primarily move about by walking, and can move surprisingly fast through brush and undergrowth.
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    Quail-dove

    White-fronted Quail-dove or Hispaniolan Quail-dove, Geotrygon (caniceps) leucometopius
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    HMS Quail (G45)

    On 5 June 2002 an Italian diver team led by Claudia Serpieri discovered the wreck of HMS Quail and filmed it.
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    Common Quail

    The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is from the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
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    ADM-20 Quail

    Quail, Historical Essay by Andreas Parsch, Encyclopedia Astronautica website, retrieved October 6, 2007,

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