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The Scaled Quail is a grayish quail with a bluish-gray breast and mantle feathers have dark edges, creating a shingled or scaly effect.

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When was Scaled Quail created?

Scaled Quail was created in 1830.


How did the quail get its name?

The Scaled Quail is a grayish quail with a bluish-gray breast and mantle feathers have dark edges, creating a shingled or scaly effect.


What is the phylum of a quail?

Some types of quail are bobwhite quails, button quails, coturnix or Japanese quail, gambles quail, mearns quail, mountain quail, scaled quail, California quail and more


What does the Scaled quail eat?

Seeds, greeen and succulent fruits, flowers and green leaves, insects


What has the author John G Goodwin written?

John G Goodwin has written: 'Habitat use by native Gambel's and scaled quail and released masked bobwhite quail in southern Arizona' -- subject(s): Wildlife habitat improvement, Gambel's quail, Northern bobwhite


What is the name of a female quail?

A female quail is called a hen.


What is another name for a flock of quail?

Covey of quail


What is a California quail scientfic name?

The California quail is callipepla californica.


What bird are sunspot cycles associated with 1. mountain quial 2. ruffed grouse 3. scaled quail 4. wild turkeys?

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What is the name for a flock of quail?

A covey is a flock of quail, also a bevyFrom Answers.com"A family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail...from Old French covee, brood"


What animal is the quail?

Quail is a collective name for mid-sized birds in the pheasant family


What is the scientific name for a quail?

There seem to be several scientific names for a quail depending on which exact species you are talking about. Here is a list of the ones I found. 1. This first one just gives the name "Quail" and gives this scientific name.Scientific Name: Coturnix cotumix japonica (Related link 1) 2. Scaled QuailScientific Name: Callipepla squamata 3. Gambel's QuailScientific Name: Callipepla gambelii 4. California QuailScientific Name: Callipepla californica 5. Mountain QuailScientific Name: Oreortyxpictus 6. Northern Bobwhite (I am including this because in some areas this one is called a quail.)Scientific Name: Colinus virginianus Reference material for numbers 2-6 above:"Field Guide to Birds, Western Region"Donald & Lillian StokesLittle, Brown and CompanyNew York, BostonISBN: 0-316-81810-0Copyright: 1996 by Donald W. Stokes and Lillian W. StokesFirst Edition