Scaled Quail
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Mass | 180 g |
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Scientific name | Callipepla squamata |
Family | Odontophoridae |
Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
Higher classification | Callipepla |
Phylum | Chordata |
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ID | 1427163 |
About Scaled Quail
The scaled quail, also commonly called blue quail or cottontop, is a species of the New World quail family. It is a bluish gray bird found in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States to Central Mexico. This species is an early offshoot of the genus Callipepla, diverging in the Pliocene.