Synoicus ypsilophorus

2 Brown Quail at Holder, ACT

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Identification history

	Synoicus ypsilophorus	10 Aug 2023	Liam.m
	Coturnix pectoralis	9 Aug 2023	Harrisi

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Harrisi wrote:

9 Aug 2023

sorry for poor quality pic, only had phone and chased the quails around like in a skit from the Benny hill show! Interestingly they didn't take to wing, preferring to scamper!

Harrisi wrote:

10 Aug 2023

Hi Liam, can you explain the reason you changed the sp. here?

Liam.m wrote:

13 Aug 2023

Hi @Harrisi, sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Firstly Stubbles aren't really around at this time of year, and they also tend to be either alone or in pairs rather than in coveys like brown quails (they are also easier to flush). Other than that, these quails are much more uniformly brown than a stubble, lacking the bold white streaks that are diagnostic of that species. Flanks are barred, face quite plain.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.052380 -35.328021
Places Holder, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
9 Aug 2023 03:34 PM Recorded on
Harrisi Recorded by
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Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Intermediate size Other Birds Birds

Species information

Synoicus ypsilophorus Scientific name
Brown Quail Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 964m Recorded at altitude
120 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Coturnix ypsilophora

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania