Species profile
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, MA. Breeding subregions are sw USA and nc Mexico.
- Scientific name
- Callipepla squamata
- Family
- Odontophoridae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Callipepla
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Scaled Quail in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Odontophoridae
- Banded Quail (Philortyx fasciatus)
- Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus)
- Black-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus)
- Black-eared Wood-quail (Odontophorus melanotis)
- Black-fronted Wood-quail (Odontophorus atrifrons)
- Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Chestnut Wood-quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus)