In humid savanna on Cape York Peninsula, February 5, 1922, a man was on the hunt with a local Indigenous guide. They had just heard their quarry calling among the tall grass—a low "oomm, oomm, ...

The key differences between quail and patridge are size, appearance and classification. Quail and partridge belong to the Phasianidae family, along with pheasants and peacocks. Quail are native to ...