Philortyx fasciatus

Quails are 18-21.5 cm long and weigh 115-160 g, averaging 130 g for males and 126 g for females. The head has a tuft of standing black crest, the overall grayish-brown to gray, the chest and abdomen have white and black markings, the wings brown, black markings and white fine lines. Black irises, pink legs.

It is found in Mexico.
It is found in arid and semi-arid tropical rainforest scrub areas, adjacent to farmlands and weedy pastures.

The Quail (Philortyx fasciatus) is a ground-dwelling bird, usually living in small groups of about a dozen individuals, sometimes in larger groups of up to 30 individuals. When startled, they run around in panic, which can make potential predators run away.

The quails feed mainly on worms of the genus leech and seeds of the genus hyostomum, but also on sunflowers, thistles, corn kernels, crotons, and seeds of cultivated plants. Breeding occurs in August-September and is monogamous, with an average of five eggs per litter. A nest made of grass on the roof of a house in captivity, incubating for 25 days.

Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).

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