well, I'm not sure what you mean by "what is a covey called" but i do know what a covey is it is a group of grouses or partridge.
A group of quails is called a covey. Members of a covey often forage for food together and seek protection in numbers from predators.
A "flock" of quail is called a "Covey". A covey can be made of 3 to 20 quail or higher. Hope this answers your question!!!
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A group of quails is called a covey, a bevy, or a drift.
Covey of quail
A group of bobwhites is called a covey.
Usually birds like quail and doves will live in a covey.
If you mean "group", it is a covey.
The noun 'covey' is a collective noun for:a covey of grousea covey of partridgesa coven of quaila covey of pheasantsa covey of woodcocksa covey of ptarmigans
The group name for ptarmigans is COVEY
A group of grouse is called a "pack".