Excellent Perched Scaled Quail Taxidermy Mount SW11182

This beautiful Scaled Quail is perched on a natural wooden branch made to hand on the wall. The bird’s head is tilted slightly to its left with a quizzical look on its face. As the name of the bird implies, the gray feathers that cover its chest overlap with each other like scales. These beautiful feathers are prominently displayed by the positioning of the bird on its branch. The rest of the mount is covered in beautiful dark brown feathers. This wonderful piece has been given a taxidermy quality rating of Excellent.

• Product Rating: Excellent
• Dimensions: 15" tall X 8.25" deep X 12" wide
  
• Hangs from a single screw by its included hardware
  
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About the Scaled Quail

Scientific Name: Callipepla squamata

The scaled quail, also commonly called blue quail or cottontop, is a species of the New World quail family. It is a bluish gray bird found in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States to Central Mexico. This species is an early offshoot of the genus Callipepla, diverging in the Pliocene.