tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609743112656924216.post7722877621773390252..comments2024-03-01T06:12:09.565-08:00Comments on Greg in San Diego: ID: Hybrid California x Gambel's QuailGreg Gillsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273178678428421618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609743112656924216.post-82810340293032814982019-06-04T15:31:13.486-07:002019-06-04T15:31:13.486-07:00Thanks for your response, Johan. You could absolut...Thanks for your response, Johan. You could absolutely be right! When seeing a quail in this area, the question should always be: "why isn't it a hybrid?" Only close photos, perhaps several from different angles, are needed to separate these in the field. DNA from other species reveals that hybrids don't always show mixed characters in the field. Greg Gillsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11273178678428421618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609743112656924216.post-45961746966154096792019-06-04T15:16:43.608-07:002019-06-04T15:16:43.608-07:00Interesting article, though I do want to say that ...Interesting article, though I do want to say that out of the 7 photos, the 2nd one is actually a hybrid California/Gambel's quail, not the pure latter itself (the tawny patch is characteristic of the California quail and faint scaling along with that dark rusty patch is intermediate between the 2 species; rusty patch is darker than the former, but isn't as black as the latter specimen). You are correct on the second to last photo, but the next after that is a California quail, not a hybrid. See the prominent scaly feathers on his belly?Johan Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320433888222288190noreply@blogger.com