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Phasianidae
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Phasianids forage by digging and scratching the ground. When disturbed some phasianids fly straight up into the air, then fly horizontally away from the source of the disturbance. Other species will move quietly into cover when disturbed.
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Phasianids may cause damage to some agricultural crops (maize, barley, wheat, millet) by foraging for seeds and shoots on cultivated lands.
Negative Impacts: crop pest
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Food habits of phasianids are varied, consisting of a mixture of plant and animal material. Plant materials include: grains, seeds, roots, tubers, nuts, fruits, berries and foliage. Animal materials include: arthropods (Ephemerida, Orthoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera), mollusks, worms, lizards, and snakes.
Primary Diet: carnivore (Eats terrestrial vertebrates, Insectivore ); herbivore (Folivore , Frugivore , Granivore ); omnivore
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Phasianids are economically important to humans. Phasianids such as grouse, quail, partridges, pheasants and turkeys are important game birds that are hunted regularly in all parts of the world. Some phasianids, such as common fowl (derived from Gallus gallus), have been domesticated and are reared for human consumption of meat and eggs and for "fancy". Most species are hunted primarily for food, although feathers of some species have been collected for ornamentation and clothing manufacture. Sometimes bones have been used in the manufacture of various tools.
Positive Impacts: pet trade ; food ; body parts are source of valuable material; ecotourism ; produces fertilizer
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Phasianids may serve an ecosystem role as seed dispersers or seed predators.
Ecosystem Impact: disperses seeds
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Old World quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae. New World quail are also found in the Galliformes, but are not in the same family (Odontophoridae). Buttonquails are not closely related at all, but are named for their similar appearance.[2] They are presently found in the Turnicidae family in the Charadriiformes, more closely related to shorebirds, gulls and auks.
The collective noun for a group of quail is flock, bevy or covey.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
Old World quail may refer to the following species of Phasianidae:
- Genus Coturnix
- Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica
- Stubble quail, Coturnix pectoralis
- †New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae (extinct)
- Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei
- †Canary Islands quail, Coturnix gomerae (fossil)
- Brown quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
- Blue quail, Coturnix adansonii
- King quail, Coturnix chinensis
- Genus Anurophasis
- Snow Mountains quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx
- Genus Perdicula
- Jungle bush quail, Perdicula asiatica
- Rock bush quail, Perdicula argoondah
- Painted bush quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Manipur bush quail, Perdicula manipurensis
- Genus Ophrysia
- Himalayan quail, Ophrysia superciliosa (critically endangered/extinct)
Behaviour[edit]
Old World quail are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters, but will also take insects and similar small prey. They nest on the ground and are capable of short, rapid bursts of flight. Some species, such as the Japanese and common quail, are migratory and fly for long distances.[4][5] Some quail are farmed in large numbers. The common and Japanese (or coturnix) quail are both raised for table meat or to produce eggs. They are also readily hunted, often artificially stocked on game farms or to supplement wild populations.
Migrating common quail are known to eat some poisonous seeds with no apparent ill effects but store the poison in their body fat, poisoning people who subsequently eat these birds; this condition is known as "coturnism".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Phillips, Lori Byrd (March 8, 2012). "Wikipedia Image of the Week #2". Wikipedia in Residence. Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.beautyofbirds.com/quailinfo.html
- ^ USGS - Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group
- ^ "Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ "Coturnix coturnix (common quail)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Coturnism: Human Poisoning By European Migratory Quail Journal of Cultural Geography Volume 7, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 51 - 65 Authors: David C. Lewisa; Elizabeth Metallinos-Katzarasb; Louis E. Grivettic doi:10.1080/08873638709478507
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Mammalian predators of phasianids include: foxes, dogs, cats, opossums, raccoons, skunks, rodents, fishers, and mongooses. Avian predators include raptors and corvids. Reptilian predators are largely snakes.
Known Predators:
- canids (Canidae)
- small to medium sized cats (Felidae)
- opossums (Didelphidae)
- raccoons (Procyon)
- skunks (Mephitidae)
- fishers (Martes)
- weasels (Mustela)
- mongooses (Herpestes)
- hawks and eagle (Accipitridae)
- falcons (Falconidae)
- large owls (Bubo)
- corvids (Corvidae)
- snakes (Serpentes)
Anti-predator Adaptations: cryptic
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An argus is a member of either of two species of bird in the family Phasianidae that are closely related to pheasants and peafowl. It has hundreds or thousands of tiny white spots on its plumage pattern, and thus its naming might have been in reference to the mythical hundred-eyed giant argus, Argus Panoptes.
Two genera of birds are considered arguses: Rheinardia and Argusianus. Within these genera there are two recognized species each with two subspecies. Argusianus has also been credited with a mysterious second species that is sometimes thought to have gone extinct, but this is most likely based on a simple genetic aberration in the established species.
- Genus Rheinardia
- Crested Argus (R. ocellata)
- Genus Argusianus
- Great Argus (A. argus)
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Phasianidae (partridge, peafowl, babbler) is prey of:
Homo sapiens
Serpentes
Varanidae
Felis silvestris libyca
Vulpes vulpes
Canis lupus familiaris
Based on studies in:
Polynesia (Reef)
India, Rajasthan Desert (Desert or dune)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, while New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae. The Buttonquail are not quail at all, are named more for their appearance superficially resembling quail, and are members of the Turnicidae family, more closely related to the Charadriiformes. The King Quail, a member of the Old World quail, is often sold in the pet trade and is commonly referred to there as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm raised for table food or egg consumption, and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they are sometimes artificially stocked to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas they are normally not found naturally.
The collective noun for a group of quail is called a covey.[1]
Taxonomy
New World quail may refer to the following species of Odontophoridae:
- Genus Oreortyx
- Mountain Quail, Oreortyx pictus
- Genus Callipepla
- Scaled Quail, (commonly called Blue Quail) Callipepla squamata
- Elegant Quail, Callipepla douglasii
- California Quail, Callipepla californica
- Gambel's Quail, Callipepla gambelii
- Genus Philortyx
- Banded Quail, Philortyx fasciatus
- Genus Colinus
- Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus
- Black-throated Bobwhite, Colinus nigrogularis
- Spot-bellied Bobwhite, Colinus leucopogon
- Crested Bobwhite, Colinus cristatus
- Genus Odontophorus
- Marbled Wood Quail, Odontophorus gujanensis
- Spot-winged Wood Quail, Odontophorus capueira
- Black-eared Wood Quail, Odontophorus melanotis
- Rufous-fronted Wood Quail, Odontophorus erythrops
- Black-fronted Wood Quail, Odontophorus atrifrons
- Chestnut Wood Quail, Odontophorus hyperythrus
- Dark-backed Wood Quail, Odontophorus melanonotus
- Rufous-breasted Wood Quail, Odontophorus speciosus
- Tacarcuna Wood Quail, Odontophorus dialeucos
- Gorgeted Wood Quail, Odontophorus strophium
- Venezuelan Wood Quail, Odontophorus columbianus
- Black-breasted Wood Quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus
- Stripe-faced Wood Quail, Odontophorus balliviani
- Starred Wood Quail, Odontophorus stellatus
- Spotted Wood Quail, Odontophorus guttatus
- Genus Dactylortyx
- Singing Quail, Dactylortyx thoracicus
- Genus Cyrtonyx
- Montezuma Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae
- Ocellated Quail, Cyrtonyx ocellatus
- Genus Rhynchortyx
- Tawny-faced Quail, Rhynchortyx cinctus
Old World quail may refer to the following species of Phasianidae:
- Genus Coturnix
- Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
- Stubble Quail, Coturnix pectoralis
- †New Zealand Quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae (extinct)
- Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei
- †Canary Islands Quail, Coturnix gomerae (fossil)
- Brown Quail, Coturnix ypsilophora
- Blue Quail, Coturnix adansonii
- King Quail, Coturnix chinensis
- Genus Anurophasis
- Snow Mountains Quail, Anurophasis monorthonyx
- Genus Perdicula
- Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asiatica
- Rock Bush Quail, Perdicula argoondah
- Painted Bush Quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha
- Manipur Bush Quail, Perdicula manipurensis
- Genus Ophrysia
- Himalayan Quail, Ophrysia superciliosa (critically endangered/extinct)
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