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Taxonomic note
Synoicus ypsilophorus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Coturnix as C. ypsilophora.

Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	nomadic	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	14,000,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.87 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be generally common (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Fuller et al. 2000). This species is declining owing to habitat loss and degradation caused by draining of wetlands, intensive agriculture, burning of habitat and increased salinity in some areas. However the species has also benefited from increase in suitable habitat in some areas. Overall, however, the species is thought to have lost more habitat than it has gained (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Trend justification: This species is declining owing to habitat loss and degradation caused by draining of wetlands, intensive agriculture, burning of habitat and increased salinity in some areas. However the species has also benefited from increase in suitable habitat in some areas. Overall, however, the species is thought to have lost more habitat than it has gained (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Australia	extant	native		yes
Fiji	extant	introduced	yes
Indonesia	extant	native		yes
New Zealand	extant	introduced		yes
Papua New Guinea	extant	native		yes
Timor-Leste	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 3700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-quail-synoicus-ypsilophorus on 19/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 19/12/2024.