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Weeks old Gambel Quail Quail chicks grow incredibly fast but have a low survival rate in the Arizona Desert. Out of 15+ in a hatch on 2 - 3 will make it to adult hood. Callipepla gambelii,Gambels quail Click/tap to enlarge

Weeks old Gambel Quail

Quail chicks grow incredibly fast but have a low survival rate in the Arizona Desert. Out of 15+ in a hatch on 2 - 3 will make it to adult hood.

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The Gambel's quail is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded May 16, 2015.