Breeds of Quail
Our Coturnix Quail
Pharaoh
The original color one would see in the wild, wild-type pattern, dominant.
Female Male
The original color one would see in the wild, wild-type pattern, dominant.
Female Male
White Tuxedo
Two colored pied pattern. This is a result of a combination of the genes for chocolate with genes for recessive white.
Females and Males look exactly alike except for their size, the females are a bit larger than the males.
Two colored pied pattern. This is a result of a combination of the genes for chocolate with genes for recessive white.
Females and Males look exactly alike except for their size, the females are a bit larger than the males.
Other Coturnix color variations
Manchurian Golden
Yellow gold with brown stripes. A single dominant gene for yellow changes wild type to Manchurian.
English White
Homozygous for recessive white. Most have black or brown spotting
Italian
Beige to yellow with striated markings
Dark British Range
Also known as Tibetan. It looks like a dark chocolate bird with a white throat. Some have more white on them, some don't have white at all.
Rosetta
Also known as British Range. A combination of an English white and a Dark British Range. A lighter orange/tan color throughout body.
Red Tuxedo
A new two colored pied pattern. Looks like a normal tux but the red replaces the chocolate. A combination of Range and English white.
Red Range
Also known as cinnamon
