Editing Common quail (section)

==Relationship to humans==
{{See also|Quail as food}}
The common quail is heavily hunted as [[game (food)|game]] on passage through the [[Mediterranean]] area. Very large numbers are caught in nets along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. It is estimated that in 2012, during the autumn migration, 3.4 million birds were caught in northern Sinai and perhaps as many as 12.9 million in the whole of Egypt.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Eason | first1=P. | last2=Rabia | first2=B. | last3=Attum | first3=O. | date=2016 | title=Hunting of migratory birds in North Sinai, Egypt | journal=Bird Conservation International | volume=26 | issue=1 | pages=39–51 | doi=10.1017/S0959270915000180 | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284560515 | doi-access=free }}</ref>

This species over recent years has seen an increase in its [[biological reproduction|propagation]] in the United States and Europe. However, most of this increase is with [[hobbyists]]. It is declining in parts of its range such as Ireland.

In 1537, Queen [[Jane Seymour]], third wife of [[Henry VIII]], then pregnant with the future King [[Edward VI]], developed an insatiable craving for quail, and courtiers and diplomats abroad were ordered to find sufficient supplies for the Queen.

===Poisoning===
If common quails have eaten certain plants, although which plants is still in debate, the meat from quail can be poisonous, with one in four who consume poisonous flesh becoming ill with [[coturnism]], which is characterized by muscle soreness, and which may lead to [[Rhabdomyolysis|kidney failure]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Korkmaz | first1=İ. | last2=Kukul Güven | first2=F.M. | last3=Eren | first3=Ş.H. | last4=Dogan | first4=Z. | date=2011 | title=Quail consumption can be harmful | journal=Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume=41 | issue=5 | pages=499–502 | doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.03.045| pmid=18963719 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Tsironi | first1=M. | last2=Andriopoulos | first2=P. | last3=Xamodraka | first3=E. | last4=Deftereos | first4=S. | last5=Vassilopoulos | first5=A. | last6=Asimakopoulos | first6=G. | last7=Aessopos | first7=A. | date=2004 | title=The patient with rhabdomyolysis: Have you considered quail poisoning? | journal=CMAJ | volume=171 | issue=4 | pages=325–326 | doi=10.1503/cmaj.1031256 | pmid=15313988 | pmc=509041 | doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Ouzounellis | first=T. | title=Some notes on quail poisoning | journal=JAMA |date=1970 |volume=211 | issue=7 | pages=1186–7 | pmid=4904256 | doi=10.1001/jama.1970.03170070056017}}</ref>