Scaled quail

Ortyx squamatus Vigors, 1830

The Scaled quail is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Scaled Quail Habitat Management = Guide L-304 - Charles Dixon, Extension Wildlife Specialist James E. Knight, Extension Wildlife Specialist College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences New Mexico State University 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. More

Scaled Quail in Mexico and the southwestern United States The Scaled Quail, also known as the Blue Quail or Cottontop (owing to the distinctive white top-knot on its crest), is a familiar game bird of the desert grasslands of Mexico and the southwestern United States. As F. M. More

Scaled Quail in Sycamore Canyon! Scaled Quail 1-29-10 Sycamore Canyon I've been watching birds whenever I can and wherever I can, so yesterday I headed into town with bins and camera to squeeze in some bird watching between errands. Gray skies threatened above me as I drive north on Houghton Road. By the time I reach Lakeside Park, the rain came down forcing me to leave my camera in the car as I search the park for something different. More

Northern Scaled Quail on post in E. New Mexico. Photo by Gary Kramer, USDA NRCS Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3. More

The Scaled Quail has a large range, estimated globally at 1,400,000 square kilometers. Native to the United States and Mexico, this bird prefers subtropical or tropical shrubland or temperate grassland ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Scaled Quail is Least Concern. More

The Scaled Quail is known for its contact call, "Pay-cos," that seems to echo the Pecos, where it is most common. Appearance: The Scaled Quail looks like a miniature chicken with a beautiful, intricate plumage. The light brownish head is adorned with a short, bushy crest, which is tipped white. The eye is dark brown, and the small, stout bill is black. More

Scaled Quail: Found primarily in New Mexico, western Texas, and portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Inhabits open landscapes, desert grassland, thorn-scrub and savanna. Populations have declined since the 1940's, perhaps due to habitat loss. Breeding and Nesting Scaled Quail: Monogamous. Nest is a depression lined with grass and leaves where female lays nine to sixteen white eggs with light brown spots. Female incubates for 21 to 23 days, male incubates rarely. More

Scaled Quail Bonus Printer friendly versionPrinter friendly version By Dennis McKinney - Hunter firing at scaled quailUpland bird and small-game hunters received a bonus in the popular Walk-In Access program this season in the form of several new properties enrolled specifically for scaled quail hunting. The properties are located in the heart of scaled quail country in Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Lincoln, Crowley, and Prowers counties. More

The Scaled quail is a classic bird regardless of where he is found, though in Kansas and Oklahoma we found them to hold a lot tighter than in the more arid desert of Arizona. "Frankie" on point on a pheasant rooster. Note the endless miles of public "CRP" fields of Kansas. That is Sam Knoy's female "Darling" on the left, locked on Bobwhite. More

Widespread and common throughout its range, the Scaled Quail is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Scaled Quail occupied a wider range during the drier conditions of the last ice age, inhabiting also areas northwest of its present range up to the Colorado River (Rea, 1973). It has formed several subspecies, 3 of which range into the USA: * Callipepla squamata squamata (Vigors, 1830) (Altiplano Scaled Quail). More

Scaled quail photo courtesy of the Department of Interior. Wind - it never seems to let up here. The dust storms are legendary. It's a wonder anything can survive the waterless plains. But scaled quail survive. The bevies of precocious chicks that race behind mom and dad in the desert-scrub grasslands stand as evidence. Scaled quail live in some of the most inhospitable lands: cold and snowy in the winter, hot and dry in the summer. More

Scaled Quail are also referred to as cotton top quail, scalies or blue quail. The scaled quail prefers to escape on foot, and when flushed does not fly far. Eastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas mark the northern limit of its range, which also includes the Oklahoma panhandle, Texas, and most of New Mexico and Arizona. Scaled quail habitat typically consists of arid country with sparse grasslands. Sexes similar looking. More

* Scaled Quail - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. * Scaled Quail Habitat Management - Information from New Mexico State University. * Wikipedia - Scaled Quail - Wikipedia's species page. - More

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. More

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Scaled Quail is an upland gamebird of desert grasslands and shrublands. It has declined across its range, although data from New Mexico suggest more stable populations here. It is dependent on healthy grassland habitat and may be adversely affected by grazing when compounded by drought. More

The Scaled Quail ( Callipepla squamata ) is dressed in bluish-gray and buff tones with black tripped feathers on its breast, back and neck giving them a scaled appearance and a truly unique name. The scaled quail is 11 inches long and their weight is between 5 and 7 ounces with a wingspan of 14 inches. Both the male and female are topped with a white, cotton-like crest on the head. More

Scaled quail populations have been declining throughout their entire range over the past 30 years. In Texas, the rate of decline has been 7.6% per year from 1982 to 1991. Current understanding of the cause of the decline is not clear. Scaled quail densities are effected by mortality and reproduction rates. Adult survival and clutch size do not appear to have changed over the period of decline. More

Scaled Quail range from 25 to 30 cm (10 More

The average number of scaled quail observed per route was 16.9 compared to 6.7 last year. This is very close to the LTM of 17.8. Public hunter opportunities can be found at Elephant Mountain and Black Gap Wildlife Management Areas. Other Areas Our surveys indicate that bobwhite numbers in Gulf Prairies are down considerably from last year. Hunters should focus on the central and lower coast in native prairie habitats. The Cross Timbers and Edwards Plateau are well below their respective LTM's. More

Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata), often called "blue quail," "cotton top," "blue racer quail," or " Mexican quail" are native to the Chihuahuan desert and the surrounding grasslands of the southwestern portion of the United States and Northern Mexico. There are four subspecies of Scaled quail: C.s. castanogastris in southern Texas and eastern Coahuila Mexico; C.s. pallida in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas; C.s. hargravei in western Oklahoma, South western Kansas, south-eastern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and north west Texas; and C.s. More

coloring of scaled quail have also earned them the nicknames cottontop and blue quail. There are several calls made by the various quail species, the “scalie's” being a two-syllable “pe-cos” sound. Purchase a License Wildlife Diversity Fishing Scaled quail are found mainly in the Southwest in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, and of course, the Oklahoma panhandle. Small populations also exist in southwest Oklahoma. More