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Scaled Quail / Callipepla squamata LC

  • Synonyms Chestnut-bellied Quail, Scaled Partridge, Arizona Quail, Blue Partridge, Mexican scaled quail, Blue quail
  • Old latin name for bird Callipepla strenua, Ortyx squamatus

Scaled Quailbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, male, song, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, song, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
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    Call, song, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

California Quail
Gambel's Quail
Elegant Quail

Where to see Scaled Quail

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America
  • Breeding subregion sw USA and nc Mexico

Scaled Quail subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Callipepla squamata castanogastriss Texas (USA) and ne Mexico-No
Callipepla squamata hargraveisc USA-No
Callipepla squamata pallidasw USA and nw Mexico-No
Callipepla squamata squamatan and nc Mexico-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিঅুঁ঱মট ফমটযা
Catalancolí escatós
Chinese鳞斑鹑
Chinese (Traditional)鱗斑翎鶉
Croatiankukmasta prepelica
Czechkřepel šupinkatý, Krepel šupinkatý
DanishSkælvagtel
DutchBlauwschubbenkwartel, Geschubde Kwartel
EsperantoSkvamokoturno
Estoniansoomus-tuttvutt
Finnishsuomuviiriäinen
FrenchColin écaillé
GermanSchuppenwachtel, Blauschuppenwachtel
Hungarianpikkelyes fogasfürj
IcelandicHreisturhæna
ItalianQuaglia squamata, Quaglia azzurra
Japaneseウロコウズラ
Latvianzvīņotā paipala
Lithuanianžvynuotoji putpelė
Norwegianskjellvaktel
Norwegian NynorskSkjelvaktel
Polishprzepiór łuskowany, przepiór luskowany
PortugueseColim-escamoso, codorniz-escamosa
RussianЧешуйчатый перепел, Чешуйчатая зубчатоклювая куропатка
SerbianLjuskava prepelica, Krljuštasta prepelica
Slovakprepelka šupinatá
SpanishCodorniz de Escamas, Colin Escamado, Colín escamado, Codorniz des escamas, Codorniz Escamosa
Swedishfjällig tofsvaktel
TurkishPullu Kolin
Ukrainianперепелиця строкатобока