• The Japanese quail was formally described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck and the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel in 1848 and given the trinomial name Coturnix vulgaris japonica. (wikipedia.org)
  • Una ning gihulagway ni Coenraad Jacob Temminck ug Hermann Schlegel ni adtong 1849. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), also known as the coturnix quail, is a species of Old World quail found in East Asia. (wikipedia.org)
  • This species is now placed in the genus Coturnix that was introduced in 1764 by the French naturalist François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is important to note that while this coloration is very typical of wild populations of Coturnix japonica, domestication and selective breeding of this species has resulted in numerous different strains exhibiting a variety of plumage colors and patterns. (wikipedia.org)