Mearns quail _$300/pair
Eggs/live birds are ship USPS or locally pickup or arrange for ground delivery. Live birds Shipping fee is charged at a discounted rate -$100 for up to 6 birds Fertile eggs shipping fee -$15 We ship only in USPS approved shipping containers. We ship through USPS priority express mail. 1-2days estimated arrival time. Live guarantee on all shipment. We ship birds out weekly Mondays- Wednesdays. No shipping on public holidays. Tracking # will be email after the birds have been sent. Usually from 5-6pm the day of shipment. PRICE: _$120/pair
Palmfarmsteads
Mearns' quail, also known as Montezuma quail, are small, New World quails native to Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, with males having a striking harlequin face pattern and females being plain brown. They are known for their long toes, which they use to dig for food, and their diet primarily consists of bulbs, tubers, and invertebrates.
- Physical Characteristics: Mearns' quail have round bodies, short tails, and round wings, with males having a distinctive harlequin face pattern and white spots on their sides. Females are plain brown with a hint of the male's head and back pattern.
- Diet: They are known for digging up food, such as bulbs, tubers, and invertebrates, using their long claws on their strong feet.
- Habitat: They are found in native perennial grasslands in mountains of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, especially around oaks, and also in stream corridors, higher portions of deserts, and pine forests at high elevations.
- Breeding: Mearns quail start forming pair bonds in early summer but often delay breeding and nesting until later in the summer, with nesting success tied to summer rains that encourage a flush of new habitat cover and food.
- Flight: They are known for their explosive rise from almost underfoot, a short dash above or around some obstruction, and then coming to earth, with rare occasions of longer, downhill glides on set wings.
- Other Names: They are also known as the harlequin quail (for the male's striking pattern) and the fool quail (for its behavior
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