The quail has a shade of brown or gray color of feathers. It grows from 10 to 12 inches tall and weighs about 8 ounces.

The quail may be found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

The quail likes to hang around deserts, thickets, and water.

The quail eats legumes, seeds, grasses, grains, cactus fruit, and insects.

This animal lays eggs.

The quail is endangered because it is a game bird. It is hunted.