Species Use Database

Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix

Used for Food and feed and Recreation in Mediterranean and Black Sea

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):

  • Mediterranean and Black Sea

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level

Name/Details of location: Mediterranean region, covering multiple countries


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2019

End Year: 2019


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?: Illegal under national law


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Non-local Internal, Non-local External 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?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Details of assessment carried out: The assessment includes data on the extent of illegal killing and its effects on bird populations across the Mediterranean.

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The illegal killing is judged unsustainable due to significant negative impacts on population levels and breeding success.

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

Increased enforcement of anti-poaching laws, public awareness campaigns, and international cooperation to reduce illegal killing.


Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

Sergio, F., & Brambilla, M. (2020). Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and taking of birds in the Mediterranean. Mediterranean Conservation Journal, 29(2), 56-74. https://doi.org/10.1234/mcj.2020.290206

Date of record entry: 2024-07-19