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| Keywords: animal bird outdoor Brown quail are small, inconspicuous grey-brown quail, with intricately patterned plumage. The sexes are similar, but the female is slightly larger, and there are subtle differences in their plumage. The male has a more pronounced russet or cream throat patch, and bolder white longitudinal streaks on its upper-wing feathers. The red-brown and dark brown chevron pattern on the flanks of the female are more prominent compared to the lighter colour of the male, and the chest feathers of the female are red-brown compared to grey-brown on the male. Eye colour varies from red to yellow and the legs are orange or yellow. Both sexes have black bills. nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/brown-quail en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quail otagomuseum.nz/whats-on/do/dwtf/experience/tropical-forest Brown quail are small, inconspicuous grey-brown quail, with intricately patterned plumage. The sexes are similar, but the female is slightly larger, and there are subtle differences in their plumage. The male has a more pronounced russet or cream throat patch, and bolder white longitudinal streaks on its upper-wing feathers. The red-brown and dark brown chevron pattern on the flanks of the female are more prominent compared to the lighter colour of the male, and the chest feathers of the female are red-brown compared to grey-brown on the male. Eye colour varies from red to yellow and the legs are orange or yellow. Both sexes have black bills. nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/brown-quail en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quail otagomuseum.nz/whats-on/do/dwtf/experience/tropical-forest | ||||
