Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)

African Blue Quail (Coturnix adansonii) - HBW 2, p. 511

French: Caille bleue German: Adonsonwachtel Spanish: Codorniz Africana
Other common names: Blue/King Quail

Taxonomy: Coturnix Adansonii J. and E. Verreaux, 1851, Gabon.
Formerly placed in genus Excalfactoria; sometimes considered a race of C. chinensis, with which forms superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: Sub Saharan Africa, from Sierra Leone and S Mali E to S Ethiopia and NW Kenya, and S to Angola, Zimbabwe and E South Africa; not in W African forests or C Tanzania.