![]() ![]() Wood quail-large birds of the genus Odontophorus-are the only phasianids widely distributed in South America they are forest dwellers. The tree quail, or long-tailed partridge ( Dendrortyx macroura), of Mexico, is a 33-cm (13-inch) bird of almost grouselike proportions. The singing, or long-clawed, quail ( Dactylortyx thoracicus), of Central America, has a musical call. The mountain, or plumed, quail ( Oreortyx pictus), gray and reddish with a long straight plume, is perhaps the largest New World quail, weighing as much as 0.5 kg (about 1 pound). Grayish, with scaly markings and a white-tipped crest, it is the fastest quail afoot, with running speeds measured at 24 km (15 miles) per hour. Ranging farther east in North America is the scaled, or blue, quail ( Callipepla squamata). Both species have a head plume (larger in males) curling forward. Other than the bobwhite, North American quail include two important game birds introduced widely elsewhere: the California, or valley, quail ( Callipepla californica) and Gambel’s, or desert, quail ( Lophortyx gambelii). long before the troops came there, there was always a bevy of quail every year. ![]() The bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus) of North America exists in about 20 races from southern Canada to Guatemala. Hansard record of the item : Quail Protection Bill Hl on Tuesday 16. New World quail have stronger bills than do the Old World forms, and none has leg spurs. Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz Humans are also considered to be quails’ predator. Due to quails’ size and and its vulnerable eggs, they have many predators namely snakes, raccoons, foxes, squirrels, coyotes, skunks, hawks, dogs, cats, owls, rats, and weasels. During mating or winter season, quails live in flocks.
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