Male Gambel`s Quail Of The Desert Southwest. Gambel`s Quails Have A Relatively Short Neck, A Small Bill, And A Square Tail. Remarkable Is The Bobbing Topknot Of Feathers At Their Foreheads. Males Have - Additionally To Their Grey Body - A Bright Reddish-Brown Crest, Chestnut Flanks, Striped With White, And A Creamy Belly With A Black Patch Not Visible Here. Gambel`s Quails Live In The Hot Deserts Of The Southwest—The Sonoran, Mohave, And Chihuahuan—Below About 5,500 Feet Elevation.

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bill black brown chestnut crest desert feathers gambel grey male quail reddish rufous small southwest square stripes tail topknot wings