Japanese Quail
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[Photo] Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica). Source: http://lis.arc.nasa.gov/lis2/Chapter4_Programs/NASA_Mir/NASA_Mir.html

The Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica is a species of quail found in East Asia. They are a migratory species, breeding in Manchuria, southeastern Siberia, and northern Japan, and wintering in southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and southern China. They dwell in grasslands and cultivated fields. The plumage of the Japanese Quail is a speckled yellow-brown, with a creamy white strip above the eye. Adults are approximately 20 centimeters in length. The species is abundant across most of its range.

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