Male © Abhishek Das
Female © Ngoc Sam Thuong Dang
Female © Indra Bone
Female and juvenile © Anre Kuizon
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Male © Harshith JV
Male and female © Ngoc Sam Thuong Dang
Male and female © Samim Akhter

Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis

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Identification

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Tiny, round quail of lowland plains, grassy hillsides, and farmland. Generally uncommon and often glimpsed only briefly as it flushes from almost underfoot. Male gorgeously attired, with a blue head and breast, deep cinnamon belly, and neat black-and-white throat markings. Female brown with a paler belly and a plain face; compare to the strong white brow of the larger Japanese Quail. Males give a descending, plaintive whistle, “tew-tew”, and a raspy, snoring call.

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