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Gambel's Quail
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Sonoran desert.
Diet: Seeds, plants.
Best time to spot: Covey scurrying under mesquite.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Gambel's Quail sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the new world quail family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- California QuailCommon · Chaparral
- Scaled QuailRare · Brushy open country
- Cactus WrenUncommon · Sonoran desert
- Greater RoadrunnerCommon · Desert
- Bahama MockingbirdEpic · Scrub
- Bendire's ThrasherRare · Scrub
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