Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Galliformes
Family
Odontophoridae
Genus
Callipepla
eBird Code
scaqua

Vocalizations

Bob Nieman · CC_BY_4_0
Bob Nieman · CC_BY_4_0
William Harmon · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Callipepla squamata castanogastris

    southern Texas (southern USA) to northern Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, and eastern Coahuila)

  • Callipepla squamata hargravei

    southeastern Colorado to Oklahoma, southwestern Kansas, and northwestern Texas (central USA)

  • Callipepla squamata pallida

    southern Arizona to western Texas (USA), and northern Sonora and Chihuahua (northern Mexico)

  • Callipepla squamata squamata

    northern to central Mexico (northern Sonora and Tamaulipas southward to valley of México)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.