---
title: "Codorniz-comum"
description: "Coturnix coturnix — Aves. The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-quail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Codorniz-comum

> Coturnix coturnix — Aves. The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Coturnix coturnix*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 4496
- Wikidata: [Q28358](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28358)
- iNaturalist taxon: [804](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/804)

## Names

- en: Common Quail
- de: Wachtel
- es: Codorniz común
- fr: Caille des blés
- it: Quaglia comune
- nl: Kwartel
- pt: Codorniz-comum
- pl: Przepiórka zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (866), DE (265), ES (218), IT (192), FR (181), PT (169), ZA (111), UA (80), LU (72), AT (69), GB (57), IN (46)

## Summary

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India.
With its characteristic call of three repeated chirps (repeated three times in quick succession), this species of quail is more often heard than seen. It is widespread in Europe and North Africa, and is categorised by the IUCN as "least concern". It should not be confused with the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), native to Asia, which, although visually similar, has a call that is very distinct…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_quail

## Photo

![Codorniz-comum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-quail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63649703

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-quail?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).