Bold Black And White Face Pattern Harlequin Quail
A variety of the Harlequin Quail
Quail · Speckled cream eggs · Ornamental
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About the Bold Black And White Face Pattern Harlequin Quail
The defining feature is the male's swirling black-and-white "clown-faced" mask, the intricate facial pattern that earns this species its harlequin name. It pairs with a rounded crest on the nape and dark blue-grey flanks heavily dotted with bold white spots; hens are cryptic browns with only a ghost of the male's markings. A secretive, ground-dwelling upland quail of Mexico and the American Southwest, it is kept as a specialist ornamental aviary bird prized chiefly for these extraordinary markings.
At a glance
- Egg colour
- Speckled cream
- Eggs per year
- About 40
- Purpose
- Ornamental
- Sizes
- Standard
- Incubation
- 25 days
- Broodiness
- Low
- Cold hardiness
- Moderate
- Purity
- Pure, Rare
- Auto-sexing
- Yes
- Origin
- Mexico / United States
- Scientific name
- Cyrtonyx montezumae