Predators
In Arizona, potential Scaled Quail predators include mammals, birds, and reptiles. Most Scaled Quail kills are made by avian predators including Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus), and Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). In New Mexico, predators on Scaled Quail include hawks, owls, Coyote (Canis latrans), and snakes. In Colorado, potential predators of Scaled Quail include Coyote, Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Kit fox (V. velox), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Northern Harrier, Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Prairie Falcon, Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), American Kestrel, Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Scaled Quail are popular gamebirds.
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