The difference between male quail and female quail

Quail is a kind of popular poultry, some people like to raise it as food, others like to keep it as a pet, do you know the difference between male quail and female quail?

I. the difference between male quail and female quail

1. The male quail is compact and weighs less, while the female quail is loose and heavy.

two。 The chest and cheek feathers of male quails are reddish brown, while those of female quails are gray with black spots.

3. The calls of male quails are short and loud, while those of female quails are small and low.

2. Introduction to quail

Quails often move in pairs rather than in groups. It is often active in plains, wastelands, streams, hills and hills with dense weeds or bushes, and sometimes near arable land.

The breeding period of male and female quails is from May to July. They nest on the ground in grasslands, farmland or barren slopes. Males and females do not form a fixed mating relationship, but a mating system of multiple males and females. Usually soon after arriving at the breeding ground, the males occupy the area and begin courtship calls, while males are very aggressive during the breeding season.

Quails mainly eat weed seeds, legumes, grains and berries, tender leaves, buds, etc., and eat a large number of insects and larvae in summer, as well as small invertebrates. Distributed in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. But it belongs to the habitat bird, the nature is good concealment, usually likes to lurk in the grass or the shrub, or in which lurks.

4. There are red enlarged gonads above the anus of male quails, while there is no swelling above the anus of female quails.

5. Male quail feces often have white foamy appendages, while female quail faeces do not have foamy appendages.