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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
	Order:	Gamefowl (Galliformes)
	Family:	Pheasant & Partridge (Phasianidae)
	Species:	Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
	This Photo:	Pair
	General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee Region Extremely timid. They forage in grass & saltbush. As you walk you can get quite close (a couple of metres) and not know they are there. Then they'll suddenly take flight scaring the living daylights out of you Usually they will then fly only a short distance (100m) low over the ground. Smaller than a Bronzewing, with a brown/grey appearance streaked/dappled with white.
	Copyright © 2011-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 01-Sep-2011
This species is classed as  LC (Least Concern)  in the Murray Mallee, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)