4 in North America). Length 9.7 ... The northern bobwhite is distinctive; no similar species exist within its range. The Montezuma quail is superficially similar, but its range overlaps with ...

Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 10". Plump, short-tailed quail with gray plumage; prominent teardrop-shaped head plume or double plume in both sexes. Adult male: chestnut ...

Discover the fastest birds in North America. Mountain quail can ... state park to combat tick infestations. Quail population numbers vary by species. Of the West’s six quail species, three ...

Here in Texas, we have four different species of quail ... According to the North American Breeding Birds Survey, the Northern Bobwhite population decreased by about 80% between the years 1966 ...

related to other doves and pigeons but as round-bodied as quail. This species is found almost throughout the American tropics; it has strayed to southern Florida several times and to southern Texas at ...