quail; Japanese quail
Refers to quail in general, and specifically the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). In everyday use, ウズラ usually means the Japanese quail.
Quail eggs are small and cute.
この地域では野生のウズラが見られる。
Wild quail can be seen in this area.
corn crake; land rail
common quail
gray partridge; grey partridge
Usually written in katakana; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
The word is native Japanese. The kanji 鶉 is a Chinese character for quail, but the Japanese reading うずら is of uncertain origin.