Talk:Gambel's quail

The whole relationship with humans section seems, I dunno, kinda excessive. The skittishness described there is pretty much true of any wild bird, isn't it? Also, Gambel's quail aren't always that skittish. For instance, I see them freely wandering around the headquarters and visitor center at the Sonny Bono National Wildlife refuge in California, despite the constant comings and goings of visitors and workers. I'd yank that section out. Chrisspurgeon (talk) 01:26, 6 August 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisspurgeon (talk • contribs) 16:11, 3 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

UPDATE -- Decided to "be bold" and just delete the section.Chrisspurgeon (talk) 01:33, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

We live in Arizona, and have Gimbels Quail, which have black head plumes. We are wondering if these head plumes are used for anything specific, or are they just "there".```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.217.109 (talk) 02:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Out of curiosity, I did a bit of googling. Like so many otherwise inexplicable features, the quail's topknot seems to be a signal to potential mates of general health and therefore reproductive vigor. In a rather wacky experiment, biologists trapped some Gambel's quail, both male and female. Several of the males' topknots were clipped and super-glued onto other males to give them an especially long, thick topknot. Then a female was put into a cage with a clipped male and a super-topknot male. This was repeated with a number of females. In every case (with one exception when the super-glue failed and the augmented topknot fell off!), the females clearly preferred the company of the topknotted males. PS: Each topknot, both in males amd females, comprises exactly six feathers. 107.77.230.110 (talk) 17:46, 3 March 2018 (UTC)JaneDoeReply

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