Plump, short-tailed quail with gray plumage; prominent teardrop-shaped head plume or double plume in both sexes. Adult male: chestnut ... s easily separate them. Call: a plaintive qua-el; and ...

Polytypic (20 ssp.; 4 in North America). Length 9.7". Plump, short-tailed quail with reddish brown plumage. Adult male: intricate body plumage of chestnut, brown, and white; blackish plumage on ...