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Gambel's Quail (Male), Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Near San Antonio, New Mexico
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. |
Gambel's Quail (Female), Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Near San Antonio, New Mexico
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. |
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GAMBEL'S QUAIL FACTS
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Description
Gambel's Quail is a medium sized quail. The body is mainly gray with chestnut brown sides streaked with white. It has a narrow forward-facing crest or topknot on the head. Males have black face, chestnut brown head, and narrow white lines separating the brown, black and gray markings. The female has a plain gray head and slightly smaller crest. Immature birds are similar to adults.
Size
length 25cm
Environment
desert brush
Food
Seeds, leaves, fruit, insects.
Breeding
Nest is a scrape in the ground hidden by vegetation, often placed at base of rock or tree. Lays ten to fifteen white eggs with brown blotches. Eggs hatch after 21 - 24 days,
Range
Gambel's Quail is found from southern Utah, western Colorado down into northern Mexico.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Galliformes | | Family: | Odontophoridae | | Genus: | Callipepla | | Species: | gambelii | | Common Name: | Gambel's Quail |
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