Plump game bird with peaked crest. Brownish head and wings with neat white-and-black scaling on upper body and belly.
Plump, short-legged game bird with short peaked crest. Intricate white-and-black scaling on the breast and belly.
Plump game bird with short peaked crest. Tail is fairly short and grayer than back. Brown wings show white barring.
Plump game bird of dry, open habitats. Usually seen on the ground or standing on a low perch.
Plump, short-legged game bird of dry, open areas. Young are able to walk immediately after hatching.
Social game bird often found in groups or coveys. Sometimes huddles in shade to stay cool and watch for predators.
A compact chickenlike bird with a small head and a distinctive short crest. It has a plump body, short tail, and short, strong legs.
Slightly larger than a Northern Bobwhite; about the same size as a Gambel’s Quail.
between robin and crowThe four subspecies of Scaled Quail differ in their plumages. Two northern subspecies (hargravei and pallida) of southeastern Arizona through western Texas are paler than the Mexican subspecies squamata. Subspecies castanogastris, which ranges from central Texas into Mexico, is even paler and shows a deep chestnut belly patch.
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