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Species profile—Excalfactoria chinensis (king quail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phasianidae (Quails and Pheasants) → Excalfactoria chinensis (king quail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phasianidae (Quails and Pheasants)
Scientific name
Excalfactoria chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name
king quail
WildNet taxon ID
1698
Synonym(s)
Coturnix chinensis
Synoicus chinensis
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1698

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
7 September 2021
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