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Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) are a small, chunky, short-tailed, round-winged, ground-dwelling bird. Gray-brown head with white-tipped crest, Gray-brown upper wings Blue-gray about neck, upper back and chest with black scaling. Buff belly scaled with black, is chestnut on males in south Texas Gray flanks with white streaks Female has less conspicuous crest and dark brown streaks on sides of face and throat Immatures similar to female. Scaled quail, often called blue quail or cotton top, are native to the Chihuahuan desert and the surrounding grasslands of the southwestern portion of the United States and Northern Mexico.
Scaled quail can be seen in the early mornings and late afternoons feeding on sunflowers, cactus, green vegetation, and a variety of other plants and seasonal seeds. Scaled quail have a very high natural mortality rate and are short lived. Generally seed eaters, scaled quail usually feed in the early morning and late evening. The scaled quail is a runner, able to reach speeds above 15 miles per hour. Despite being a bird of the desert, the Scaled Quail heavily relies on water. Come early March, scaled quail start thinking about reproduction.
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