Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
Pigeon Like
Length: 10 in. (25 cm )
Found only in grasslands and arid desert scrub, the Scaled Quail will roost in small tree tops or bushes early in the morning. The rest of the day they can be very difficult to find as they scurry on the ground hidden by tall grass clumps. During the winter they form large coveys. This quail eats grass seeds and an occasional insect. The nest is hidden on the ground in a clump of grass or under a low shrub. Where their ranges overlap, the Scaled Quail frequently hybridizes with the Gambel\s Quail.'
The four-digit banding code is SCQU.
Female |
Male |
Desert
Grasslands
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Scaled Quail
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/scaled-quail
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Scaled Quail. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/scaled-quail
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Scaled Quail". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/scaled-quail
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Scaled Quail". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/scaled-quail
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