Brown Quail vs King Quail

Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus

Medium108 gGrassland

The brown quail is a plump, stocky bird which can grow up to a length of 17 to 22 centimetres (6+1⁄2 to 8+1⁄2 in) and weight of 75 to 140 grams (2+3⁄4 to 5 oz). The colour is quite variable over the bird's wide range. The male is reddish-brown speckled with black on the head and upper neck and mainly reddish-brown on back and wings. The underparts range from buff or rufous to brown, but always with fine black chevron-shaped barring. The tail is short, dark brown with yellowish barring. The female is similar but rather paler.

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King Quail

Synoicus chinensis

Small40 gGrassland

King quail is 12–15 cm long, with a wingspan of about 25 cm long, and weighing 20–57 g. Males are distinctive, with a dark brown back and wings, dark blue-grey flanks and neck, and dark red-brown underparts; the face is patterned with a black chin with a white band just below on the upper throat, and black and white stripes below the eyes. Females are much plainer rufous-brown all over except for a paler belly.

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