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New World Quail6 Bird Species
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California QuailPlump adult stands upright and has stubby wings, relatively short legs and tail, and forward-curling plume on head. Male has blue-gray upperparts and breast, scaly belly, reddish sides streaked with white, scaly nape, black face with white borders, and dark reddish cap. Female lacks black on face and more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm |
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Gambel's QuailA common quail of the southwest. Plump adult stands upright and has stubby wings, relatively short legs and tail, and forward-curling plume on head. Male has blue-gray upperparts and breast, buffy belly with black patch in front of legs, reddish sides streaked with white, black face with white border more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm |
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Montezuma QuailA plump, boldly patterned quail of the Southwest. Adult male has white head with swirling black marks around the eye, rufous crown, black underparts dotted with white, black upperparts with white streaks and fine brown barring, and very short legs and tail. Adult female retains vestige of male's whit more... Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Mountain QuailAn elegantly streamlined and colorful quail of western mountains. Adult has bold white vertical bars on flanks, overlaid on deep chestnut belly and sides, orange undertail coverts, brownish-gray upperparts, clean gray head and breast, burgundy-red throat with white outline, short legs and tail, and l more... Length: 28 cm Wingspan: 41 cm |
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Northern BobwhitePlump and quail-like with short legs and tail, stubby wings, and squat structure. Adult male has white throat and long white supercilium; head is otherwise black except rufous-tinged crown. Underparts and back are bright rufous, darker blackish in Florida, with white streaks on flanks and white-spott more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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Scaled QuailA stocky, intricately-patterned quail of interior Southwest. Adult is gray overall, with fine black "scales" over neck and underparts, white streaks on flanks, clean brownish upperparts, brown face, and pale crest. more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm |
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California Quail
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Gambel's Quail
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Montezuma Quail
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Mountain Quail
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Northern Bobwhite
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Scaled Quail
6 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas0 species |
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Salt Water0 species |
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Human-altered Areas |
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California QuailCallipepla californica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Fresh Water0 species |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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California QuailCallipepla californica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambelii |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal |
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Montezuma QuailCyrtonyx montezumae |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Mountain QuailOreortyx pictus |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets |
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Scaled QuailCallipepla squamata |
Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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California QuailCallipepla californica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Montezuma QuailCyrtonyx montezumae |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Mountain QuailOreortyx pictus |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets |
