They have a whitish stripe above the eye on the side of the head. There are no known adverse effects on humans by this bird. song. Female When she wants my attention she sounds like a cricket. Adult Male: Here is a sound clip of a female coturnix quail. Some coturnix can be feather-sexed. in Germany, and the advertising call in England, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 23:32. Males also have longer tail feathers than females, which they use to attract females during mating season. The Atlas of Quails. Baby quail ages 0-4 weeks are generally not too loud. Orientation-cage experiments with the European Quail during the breeding season and autumn migration. Male Coturnix quail will often show aggressive behavior towards other males and occasionally attack them if they feel threatened or overpowered by another male dominance display. The female forms a shallow scrape in the ground 713.5cm (2+345+14in) in diameter which is sparsely lined with vegetation. Quail are becoming more and more popular in the backyard poultry world. Male (right) and Female (left) Quails // -->