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)
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Callipepla squamata castanogastris
southern Texas (southern USA) to northern Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, and eastern Coahuila)
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Callipepla squamata hargravei
southeastern Colorado to Oklahoma, southwestern Kansas, and northwestern Texas (central USA)
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Callipepla squamata pallida
southern Arizona to western Texas (USA), and northern Sonora and Chihuahua (northern Mexico)
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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.