Past and Present Distribution of Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) in Oklahoma

Schemnitz, Sanford D.

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“…In Oklahoma the scaled quail is common only in Cimarron County, but it also occurs less commonly in 16 other western Oklahoma counties. Of 70 reports of scaled quail occurrence as to habitat type in Oklahoma, 47 percent were in sand sagebrush (A. filifolia) habitats, 21 percent in short grass-high plains habitat, 13 percent on mesquite grassland, 10 percent on mixedgrass prairies, and the remaining 9 percent on shinnery oak, post oak-black oak, and tallgrass prairies (Schemnitz, 1959).…”

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The North American Quails, Partridges, and Pheasants

Johnsgard¹

2017

Zea Books

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This book documents the biology of six species of New World quails that are native to North America north of Mexico (mountain, scaled, Gambel's, California, and Montezuma quails, and the northern bobwhite), three introduced Old World partridges (chukar, Himalayan snowcock, and gray partridge), and the introduced common (ring-necked) pheasant. Collectively, quails, partridges, and pheasants range throughout all of the continental United States and the Canadian provinces. Two of the species, the northern bobwhite and ring-necked pheasant, are the most economically important of all North American upland game birds. All of the species are hunted extensively for sport and are highly popular with naturalists, birders, and other outdoor enthusiasts. The New World quails and Old World partridges share many basic aspects of social and reproductive behavior, such as gathering during nonbreeding periods into small, usually closely related coveys. They also all exhibit prolonged monogamous pair-bonding, biparental brood care, reduced sexual dimorphism in adult plumages and body mass, and a high diversity of vocalizations associated with covey, family, and pair interactions. As relatively small species with high mortality rates, they have evolved rapid periods to sexual maturity, unusually large clutch sizes that are among the largest of all birds, and pairings that regularly attempt to renest following nest failures. By comparison, the ring-necked pheasant is one of the Old World pheasants, which form less cohesive and less tightly structured flocks and have evolved nonmonogamous (polygynous or promiscuous) breeding strategies. Adult pheasants exhibit strong sexual dimorphism in plumage, body mass, and sexual behavior. Adult males have sharp tarsal spurs that are used during fights when establishing dominance status, and they perform some of the most spectacular sexual advertisement displays of all birds. Clutch sizes average considerably smaller than those of quails and partridges, whereas brooding durations and durations to sexual maturity are longer. The book totals more than 85,000 words and includes about 1,100 literature citations, 29 pages of drawings, 27 photos, and 11 maps. Together with an earlier volume on grouse, it completes a survey of the biology and behavior of all 19 native and introduced species of North American quails, partridges, and pheasants.

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The North American Quails, Partridges, and Pheasants

Johnsgard¹

2017

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“…Historical (light gray) and contemporary (dark gray) geographic ranges of the Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) and its subspecies. Contemporary distribution is based on Ridgely et al (2007), and historic distribution is based on data from Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission (1945), Ridgway and Friedmann (1946), Schemnitz (1959), Rea (1973), andDabbert et al (2009). Black dots represent localities from which contemporary specimens (hunter-harvested or trapped birds) were acquired or collection localities of museum specimens.…”

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Phylogeography of the Scaled Quail in the American Southwest

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DeYoung

Honeycutt

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Western North American Naturalist

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The Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) is a small gallinaceous bird (Odontophoridae) distributed across arid grasslands, brushlands, and desert scrub of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States (Fig. 1). Despite the species' restricted distribution, 4 subspecies have been described. Callipepla s. pallida has the widest distribution and occurs throughout most of the Chihuahuan Desert from southeastern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua). Callipepla s. castanogastris occurs in the Tamaulipan Brushlands of southern Texas, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas; C. s. squamata occurs throughout the Mexican Central Plateau from southern Sonora to the Valley of Mexico; and C. s. hargravei comprises populations in the Southern High Plains and Colorado Plateau (Dabbert et al. 2009). Callipepla s. hargravei, C. s. pallida, and C. s. squamata are designated on the basis of geography and subtle differences in the tone of bluish gray plumage, whereas C. s. castanogastris is distinguished from the other 3 subspecies by its chestnut or copper-colored belly. Callipepla was formerly considered a monotypic genus. However, many ornithologists suggested a close relationship between the Scaled Quail and the 3 species formerly placed in the genus Lophortyx: Elegant Quail (C. douglasii),

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“…In a few species the male regularly assists in incubation or may occasionally assume the entire incubation duties. This has been reported in bobwhites (Stoddard, 1931), scaled quail (Schemnitz, 1961), and harlequin quail (Willard, in Bent, 1932). Males may also assume incubation duties if the female dies, as has been noted in bobwhites (Stoddard, 1931), Gambel quail (Gorsuch, 1934, and California quail (Emlen, 1939;Price, 1938).…”

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“…Males of most New World quail species, whether or not they have actually assisted in incubation, will normally remain with the brood and defend it. Males are regularly seen attending females and broods of scaled quail (Schemnitz, 1961), mountain quail (Dawson, 1923;Bent, 1932), Gambel quail (Gorsuch, 1934, bobwhites (Stoddard, 1931), and California quail (Genelly, 1955;Emlen, 1939), in the last of which even broodless males may guard the young. Little information on this behavior is available for the tropical forest-dwelling species, but Skutch (1947) indicated that in the marbled wood quail (Odontophorus gujanensis) males participate in brood care.…”

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Grouse and Quails of North America

Bendell¹,

Johnsgard²

1975

The Journal of Wildlife Management

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22. Current Distribution of the Sage Grouse 23. Sequence of the Ventro-forward Display of the Sage Grouse 24. Current Distribution of the Blue Grouse 25. Current Distribution of the Spruce Grouse 26. Current North American Distribution of the Willow Ptarmigan 27. Current North American Distribution of the Rock Ptarmigan 229 28. Current Distribution of the White-tailed Ptarmigan 29. Current Distribution of the Ruffed Grouse 258 30. Drumming Display and Rush Display of the Ruffed Grouse 269 31. Current Distribution of Prairie Chickens 278 32. Current and Recent Distributions of the Sharp-tailed Grouse 33. Current Distributions of Tree Quails 34. Distribution of Available Records of the Barred Quail 35. Distributions of Mountain and Barred Quails 36. Current Distribution of the Scaled Quail 359 37. Current Distribution of the Gambel Quail 379 38. Distributions of the California and Elegant Quails 39. Current Continental Distributions of Bobwhites 40. Distribution of Bobwhites in Southern Mexico and Adjacent Areas 41. Current Distribution of the Spotted Wood Quail -+-+xi++Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Denver Museum of Natural History, the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, and the Chicago Zoological Park. The Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology very kindly allowed me to reproduce a previousIy unpublished painting by L.A. Fuertes, and in addition provided copies of several sound recordings. Nearly all of the United States and Canadian game and wildlife agencies provided me with information about hunting seasons and, in many cases, data on estimated upland game harvests. The Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia of Mexico and its director general, Dr. R. H. Corzo, facilitated my Mexican field work and provided the necessary permits for collecting specimens. Among the individuals who have personally assisted me I am particularly indebted to C. G. ("Bud") Pritchard, who painstakingly prepared five of the color paintings included in the book, and whose meticulous attention to the smallest details of feather and soft-part characteristics unfortunately cannot be adequately reproduced by the printing process. Likewise, on short notice John O'Neill set aside his other obligations to produce two stunning paintings of Mexican quail species that testify both to his great artistic abilities and to his personal familiarity with these tropical forest birds. Without the splendid paintings by these artists the book would have much less value and attractiveness. Charles Hjelte of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources very kindly allowed me to reproduce three excellent paintings done for that department by Dexter Landau, for which I am most grateful. Other persons who personally helped me are too numerous to mention individually, but I cannot neglect Andrew Prieto or Edmund Sallee, who accompanied me on my Mexican trips, or Clait Braun, James Inder, and John Lewis, who assisted me with my field work in the United States and Canada. Dr. Starker Leopold gave me val...

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Past and Present Distribution of Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) in Oklahoma

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The North American Quails, Partridges, and Pheasants

The North American Quails, Partridges, and Pheasants

Phylogeography of the Scaled Quail in the American Southwest

Grouse and Quails of North America

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