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Elegant Quail

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Callipepla douglasii

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[edit] Identification

Male

  • Gold buff crest
  • Dark head with black and grey speckles
  • Grey brown sides to neck
  • Brown back and sides with white streaks
  • Grey and brown, white spotted breast and belly
  • Dark grey-black legs, feet and bill

Female

  • Duller
  • Mottled brown and grey

[edit] Distribution

Western Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Dry scrubland and thorn forests.

[edit] Behaviour

8-12 eggs are laid and incubated for 22-23 days.

[edit] References

gbwf.org

[edit] External Links

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