BLUE SCALED QUAIL      /  Callipepla squamata
RANGE: From southeastern Colarado and southwestern Kansas south through the Oklahoma Panhandle , New Mexico , western Texas and southern arizona in to central Mexico. Also in parts of Nevada and Washington. Pullu Bıldırcın
HABITAT:Desert grasslands , thorn scrub and juniper savannah.
HISTORY: Vigors   1830.
SUBSPECIES:
C.s.pallida
C.s.cantanogasruis
-Arizona scaled.
-Chestnut bellied scaled.
DESCRIPTION:Male 255-305 mm.  The males and the females are similar in appearance. Sexing can be accomplished when they reach 5 to 6 months old by comparing their throats' color.The male has brown lines under his chin and the female has gray lines under her chin.
AVAIRY POSITION:Sand based 1.5m2 avairy.
FEEDING: Chick crumbs , millets, green food and live food. PHOTO GALLERY
BREEDING AGE: First year.
BREEDING SEASON: From April to September.
NUMBER OF EGGS IN A YEAR: 50-70 eggs.
INCUBATION PERIOD: 22-23 days.

 

ERON
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