Common quail / Wachtel (Coturnix coturnix)

Wikipedia: Common quail Source: OTHER 1200px-A_common_quail_in_Lebanon.jpg
Classification: Genus Coturnix; Subfamily Perdicinae; Family Turkeys (Phasianidae)
General: 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 western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India. [more]
Vocalization: Other sounds: A nasal disyllabic mewing "mau-au", and a wader-like rolling "wreee". [Link]
Song: Song a very characteristic, short, tri-syllabic whistling, with each syllable ending with a sharp rise in pitch "weet weet-weet". The two last syllable linked together. [Link]
Physical details: length=16-18 cm, wingspan=32-35 cm, weight=75-135 g
Habitats: Agricultural

🔍 No documented observation