This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The common quail, aka European quail, is a small ground-nesting game bird that hails from the pheasant family. They are migratory, breeding in the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, […]

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