Overview
The male king quail comes in many colors, including blue, brown, silver, maroon, dark brown & almost black. They have orange feet which are hard and able to withstand a continuous life on the ground like many other game birds.The female is similar to the male but cannot come in shades of blue.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Bird
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Excalfactoria
- Species
- chinensis
Habitat
Variable habitats across the South Pacific and southeastern Asia.
Diet
Seeds and insects.
Behavior
Clutch size varies anywhere from 5 to 13 eggs. Before incubation starts all the eggs composing the clutch will be laid. In captivity, if the female lays too many eggs, they should be taken, as after about 10 days they go cold and die. In captivity, the ideal number of eggs in a clutch is 6 to 8. The chicks hatch after about 19 days.
Hunting
More information is needed.
Conservation Status
Listed as Least Concern by IUCN.