Charlie Summers / Male Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) perched on a fence post. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, December.

David Tipling / Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) male calling, California, USA, April.

Milan Radisics / Quail (Coturnix coturnix) in taxidermist workshop during the preparation process, Hungary.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Grouse (Tetraoninae) subfamily of Phasianidae, : Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus), Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa), Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) and Common Quail (Cotu...

Andrew Walmsley / California Quail (Callipepla californica) male. Christchurch, New Zealand, October.

Bert Willaert / Hunter holding up a haul of illegaly shot birds, including Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Corncrake (Crex crex), Quail (Coturnix coturnix) and Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur), Chorochi...

Tui De Roy / Dark backed wood quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) Angel Paz reserve, Mindo region, Andean cloud forest, Ecuador

Brent Stephenson / Brown quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) amongst vegetation, Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ben Hall / Quail (Coturnix coturnix) in long grass, Lancashire, UK October

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Female Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Texas, USA, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Male Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Texas, USA, January

B&S Draker / Scaled Quails (Callipepla squamata) at water. Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May.