Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Quail, Common Quail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoturnix coturnix (Quail, Common Quail)
GenusCoturnix (a genus of birds)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Simon, J.M. 2002 Quail Vol 13, No 5 Page: 347

Coturnix coturnix (Quail, Common Quail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coturnix coturnix (Quail, Common Quail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coturnix coturnix (Quail, Common Quail)
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