Editing Common quail (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
This is a terrestrial species, feeding on [[seed]]s and [[insect]]s on the ground. It is notoriously difficult to see, keeping hidden in crops, and reluctant to fly, preferring to creep away instead. Even when flushed, it keeps low and soon drops back into cover. Often the only indication of its presence is the distinctive "wet-my-lips" repetitive song of the male. The call is uttered mostly in the mornings, evenings and sometimes at night. It is a strongly [[bird migration|migratory]] [[Aves|bird]], unlike most [[game bird]]s.

The common quail has been introduced onto the island of [[Mauritius]] on several occasions but has failed to establish itself and is now probably extinct.<ref>{{ cite journal | last1=Safford  | first1=Roger | last2=Basque | first2=Rémy | year=2007 | title=Records of migrants and amendments to the status of exotics on Mauritius in 1989–93 | journal=Bulletin of the African Bird Club | volume=14 | issue=1 | pages=26–35 [30] | doi=10.5962/p.309797 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51745887 | doi-access=free }}</ref>