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Overview
Mountain Quail: Large,striking quail with long elegant black head plume, white-bordered rufous-brown face and throat, gray-brown upperparts, blue-gray breast, and rufous-brown belly and sides with distinct white bars. Rapid direct flight, series of several stiff wing beats followed by a short glide.
Range and Habitat
Mountain Quail: A quail of dry brushy montane hillsides throughout the west.
Topo Map:
Perching-like Body
Listen to Call
Voice Text
"quee-ark"
Interesting Facts
A group of quails has many collective nouns, including a "battery", "drift", "flush", "rout", and "shake" of quails.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
David Lukas
Related Birds
California Quail
Chukar
Gambel's Quail
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