Asian Blue Quail (Coturnix chinensis) - Wiki Asian Blue Quail
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Photo] Chinese Painted
Quail (Coturnix chinensis, formerly Excalfactoria chinensis).
Date 2005-10-08. Author Andr?? Karwath aka Aka
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aka) The Asian Blue
Quail, Coturnix chinensis also known as Chinese Painted Quail,
King Quail or Blue-breasted Quail is in the same family as the
pheasants Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous
birds. This species is the smallest "true quail" and is quite
common in aviculture worldwide. In the wild they range from
southeastern Asia to Oceania with 10 different subspecies. It
sometimes goes by the name "Button Quail", though this name
properly refers to similar-looking but distantly related birds
of the genus Turnix. This quail has become very popular to keep
and breed. Numerous mutations have been developed. They are
quite hardy once they have adjusted to their surroundings and
will keep the bottom of an aviary spotless. The cos