Scaled Quail

Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Gambel's Quail
LC

Gambel's Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Callipepla gambelii

Insufficient data
Montezuma Quail
LC

Montezuma Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyrtonyx montezumae

<5% · Rare
Wild Turkey
LC Endemic

Wild Turkey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meleagris gallopavo

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scaled Quail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Scaled Quail sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scaled Quail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Quail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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