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Elegant Quail

Callipepla douglasii

Classification

Class
Aves

The elegant quail (Callipepla douglasii) is a species of New World quail endemic to Pacific-slope thorn forest of north-western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Nayarit. These are common, mainly ground-dwelling birds, and the IUCN has rated them as being a "species of least concern". Description The elegant quail grows to a length of about 25 cm (10 in).

Distribution

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