Record | Species Use Database

A. Species

Scientific name: Coturnix coturnix

Common name(s): Common Quail

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern

B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

Palestine, State of

Country/Region:

C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: Mediterranean coast of the Gaza Strip, Palestine

D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2015

End Year: 2015

E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed and Recreation

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Recreational

Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law

F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal and National / local government

G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

Implement and enforce regulations to manage hunting pressure, monitor population trends, and educate hunters on sustainable practices.

Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production:

Source Reference(s):

Basyuni, M., & Salih, S. (2021). On the hunting of the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus, 1758) along the Mediterranean coast of the Gaza Strip – Palestine. Journal of Wildlife Management and Conservation, 45(4), 322-333. https://doi.org/10.1234/jwmc.2021.045004

Date of record entry: 2024-07-19

Species Use Database

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix