Aussie Finch Forum

I'm going to say both, being found on the mainland and also offshore.

Native. Also native to many other countries from Africa to India SE Asia New Guinea. Busy little things aren't they.

Very busy indeed .

I can recall them being called Chinese Painted Quail correct me if i'm wrong Craig

boat birds....

Depending on how common (in the wild) they used to be here or in other places, they might have similar origins to say blue faced parrot finches in that they are a native species and some of our aviary stock may have originated from Australia but a lot of it may have come from overseas but that is only a theory.

I thought the African one was a separate but similar species, the African blue quail... I don't know, I'm all confused now

desertbirds wrote:They say king quail are from Australia but im yet to meet anyone who has seen them in the wild , anyone on the forum seen them in the wild ?

Yes have seen them around Noosa country area...mine called them out of the grasses....

boat birds... .

I have seen them on the roadside at Blackstone, Ipswich.

MadOzzie