Scaled quail Callipepla squamata

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Small, chunky, short-tailed, round-winged, ground-dwelling bird
Gray-brown head with white-tipped crest
Gray-brown upperwings
Blue-gray about neck, upper back and chest with black scaling
Buff belly scaled with black, is chestnut on males in south Texas
Gray flanks with white streaks
Female has less conspicuous crest and dark brown streaks on sides of face and throat
Immatures similar to female

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