Gambel’s Quail (Female)

Scientific Name: Callipepla Gambelii
Common Name: Gambel's Quail (Female)
Diet: seeds, green plants, cactus fruit
Color: gray
Size: 10 inches
Active Period: Year-round
Habitat: widespread
Field Identification: black plume on forehead, pale chin, no belly patch, gray head
Nest: depression on ground
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Callipepla
Family: Odontophoridae (quail, bobwhite)
Order: Galliformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: gambelii