Coturnix occurs as genus of quail. Members of a genus come generally little dark brown birds, using buff & red tones, & dark lines about the head & nucha.

Species list

Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora Asian Blue Quail or Chinese Painted Quail, Coturnix chinensis African Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii