Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata

Californian and Scaled Quails
Scaled Quail
Scaled Quail
The bird above, paired with a Californian Quail, is a Scaled Quail, native to dry areas of southwestern US through to central Mexico.
Californian and Scaled Quails
Quail couple
Californian and Scaled Quails
Male and female of the Scaled Quail look similar (but the Scaled Quail shown above is with a male Californian Quail).