Is quail a turtledove? Don't laugh at white questions. )

Quail is a smaller species of Pheasant. Wild quail has a long, pointed tail and short wings, with dark brown spots on the upper body, pale yellow feathers, grayish white lower body, reddish brown cheeks and throat, and gray and yellowish mouth. Female birds are similar in color to male birds, but their backs and wings are not so dark brown, but more brown, with brown spots on their chests and more brown on their chests. Male birds are aggressive. The adult body weight is 66 ~ 1 18g, the body length is 148 ~ 182mm, and the tail length is about 46mm.

Turtledove: A general term for birds of the genus Turtledove. Medium-sized, with a body length of 27 ~ 35 cm; The wings have no metallic feather color, and the second and third flight feathers are the longest; The feet are short and strong, and the tarsometatarsal is longer than the middle toe. This genus is about 15 species, distributed in Africa, Europe and Asia. There are five species in China, almost all over the provinces.

Turtle dove is a common species in China. The upper body feathers are mainly brown, and the head and neck are grayish brown, dyed with wine color; The forehead and the top of the head are gray or blue-gray, and there are Kuroha with blue-gray feather edges on both sides of the base of the back neck, and the shoulder feather edges are reddish brown; The upper back is brown, and the lower back to the waist is blue-gray; The tail end is blue-gray, and the central tail feather is brown; Pink chin and throat; The lower body is reddish brown. Male and female feathers are similar in color. Habitat in mountainous, hilly or plain forest areas, mainly in the forest edge, cultivated land and its vicinity to gather several small groups. In autumn and winter, they move to the plain and often live in groups with turtledoves. Fly like a dove and often glide. The song is monotonous and low. Very vigilant. Foraging sorghum, wheat seeds, rice and fruits, and sometimes eating insect larvae. The nest is built in a tree, usually 3 ~ 7 meters above the ground, made of branches, and has a simple structure. The outer diameter is about 30cm× 40cm, and the inner diameter is about 8.0cm× 8.5cm Each nest lays two eggs. Egg white, egg diameter 33mm× 24mm. The incubation period is about 18 days, and the embryonic period is about 18 days. Turtle dove is a kind of hunting bird with economic value because of its large number.