Japanese quail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese quail lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coturnix japonica
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	8 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the Japanese quail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese quail in 11 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa. In Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Japanese quail?

Wikidata records the following for the Japanese quail: mass 8 g (birth weight).

Is the Japanese quail endangered?

The Japanese quail’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese quail?

The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Coturnix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese quail

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 roles in industry and scientific research. Where it is found, the species is abundant across most of its range. Currently, there are a few true breeding mutations of the Japanese quail. The varieties currently found in the United States include Pharaoh, Italian, Manchurian, Tibetan, Rosetta, along with the following mutations: sex-linked brown, fee, roux, silver, andalusian, blue/blau, white winged pied, progressive pied, albino, calico, sparkly, as well as non-color mutations such as celadon, which lay blue-tinted eggs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese quail (revision 1380704917), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q716869 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).