Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusCoturnix (Typical Old World Quails)
- SpeciesCoturnix coturnix (Common Quail)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Quail sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Natal Francolin
Pternistis natalensis
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Crested Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Quail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Common Quail sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Quail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Quail in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.