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Taxonomic note
Has been considered closest to C. coturnix and C. japonica. Sometimes considered a subspecies of extinct †C. novaezelandiae of New Zealand. Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
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	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	8,370,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	8,940,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	increasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as generally common in Victoria and New South Wales (Madge and McGowan 2002). This species is increasing on mainland Australia owing to creation of new habitat caused by forest clearance, irrigation and establishment of crops and pastures. However the species has suffered marked declines on Tasmania and other islands owing to habitat degradation and over-hunting. agricultural machinery is responsible for destroying eggs and nests throughout its range (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Trend justification: This species is increasing on mainland Australia owing to creation of new habitat caused by forest clearance, irrigation and establishment of crops and pastures. However the species has suffered marked declines on Tasmania and other islands owing to habitat degradation and over-hunting. agricultural machinery is responsible for destroying eggs and nests throughout its range (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Australia	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	major	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Grassland	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/stubble-quail-coturnix-pectoralis on 18/12/2024.
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 18/12/2024.