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Quail बट्टाई The  quail  ( Coturnix ypsilophora ), also known as the  swamp quail ,  silver quail  and  Tasmanian quail , is an  Australasian  true  quail  of the family  Phasianidae . It is a small, ground-dwelling bird and is native to mainland Australia, Tasmania and Papua New Guinea and has been introduced to New Zealand and Fiji. Widespread and common throughout its large range, the brown quail is evaluated as being of " least concern " by the  International Union for Conservation of Nature  on the  IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Description The brown quail is a plump, stocky bird growing to a length of 17 to 22 centimetres and weight of 75 to 140 grams. The color is quite variable over the bird's wide range. The male is reddish-brown speckled with black on the head and upper neck and mainly reddish-brown on back and wings. The underparts range from buff or rufous to brown, but always with fine b...