Wildlifeof Nepal
Asian Blue Quail
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
Photo: (c) Piotr Lukasik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Synoicus chinensis
Basic stats
Range
Southern China, South and Southeast Asia to Australia
Clutch size
4–7 eggs, rarely 9
Incubation period
16–18 days
Size
12–15cm
Wingspan
About 25cm
Weight
20–57g
The blue-breasted or king quail is the smallest member of the pheasant and quail family, 12 to 15cm long, with a wingspan of about 25cm and a weight of 20 to 57g. Males have a dark brown back and wings, dark blue-grey flanks and neck, dark red-brown underparts, and a black chin below a white band on the upper throat. Females are plain rufous-brown with a paler belly (Wikipedia, general species account).
It ranges from southern China through South and Southeast Asia to Oceania, and its voice is a piping whistle. Clutches are usually four to seven eggs, incubated for 16 to 18 days. The chicks can fly after about a month and reach sexual maturity in three months. The sources opened give nothing on how it occurs in Nepal.
Quick answers
- Where is the Asian Blue Quail found?
- Southern China, South and Southeast Asia to Australia
- How many eggs does the Asian Blue Quail lay?
- 4–7 eggs, rarely 9
- How long are the eggs of the Asian Blue Quail incubated?
- 16–18 days
- How big is the Asian Blue Quail?
- 12–15cm
- What is the wingspan of the Asian Blue Quail?
- About 25cm
- How much does the Asian Blue Quail weigh?
- 20–57g