
Class | Bird |
Size | Small |
Quick Overview
Red Dead Redemption 2 Quail can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Small sized Bird animal. We recommend using a Varmint Rifle or a Repeater to hunt this animal. You can craft a at the Trapper Shop using it's materials and cook the Gamey Bird meal from hunting it, California Quail. it's not a Legendary Animal.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Quail Locations
Every type of Quail found in RDR2.
Using the best weapons to hunt a Quail in Red Dead 2, will reward you with a Perfect Quality Kill. Since this animal is omnivores you should use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait to attract it in the wild.
Quail Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.
- Use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait
- Bow with Small Game Arrow
Regular Quail Locations

There's currently no Legendary version of this animal.

California Quail
- The Californian Quail can be found in New Austin.
- As omnivores, seeds make up their main diet, with insects, berries and acorns being secondary.
- These small birds can easily be killed or wounded by using a Bow with Small Game Arrows.
- The carcass of a quail can be sold to traders.
Locations where you can find:
Quail Cooking Recipes
Cooking recipes you can use with this animal.
Recipe Name | Regular | Thyme Type | Oregano Type | Mint Type |
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Gamey Bird | Plain Game Bird | None | None | None |
Quail Materials
The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Quail will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.
Material | Cost | Kill Quality |
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Perfect Quail Carcass | $2.75 | Perfect Kill |
Good Quail Carcass | $1.65 | Good Kill |
Poor Quail Carcass | $1.1 | Poor Kill |
Gamey Bird Meat | $0.6 | Any |
Quail Feather | $0.45 | Any |
Flight Feather | $0.15 | Any |
Red Dead Redemption 2 Quail Crafting
What you can make from Quail crafting materials.
Trapper Crafting
Item Name | Pricing | How to unlock |
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Huntsman Accessory | $10.00 | Perfect Boar Pelt, Hawk Feather, Quail Feather x2 |
Fence Crafting
Recipe Name | Effect | How to obtain | Type | Price |
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Where to find these Special Crafting Materials
Ingredient | How to get |
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Camp Crafting
Used for | It makes | Crafting ingredients |
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Item Crafting
Recipe Name | Ingredients | Where to find | Description |
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Improved Arrow | – 1x Arrow – 1x Flight Feather | Received at the start of Chapter 2 | + 15 Damage |
Fire Arrow | – 1x Arrow – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Flight Feather | Received at the start of Chapter 2 | + 20 Damage | Incendiary Effect |
Dynamite Arrow | – 1x Arrow – 1x Dynamite – 1x Flight Feather | Located at the South end of Wapiti Indian Reservation, at the base of a wooden bridge you will find it within a chest. | Also sold by Fences after “A Short Walk in a Pretty Town” | + 40 Damage | Explosive Effect |
Poison Arrow | – 1x Arrow – 1x Oleander Sage – 1x Flight Feather | Located Northeast of Bacchus Station, right outside the Mysterious Hill Home. You will receive it from a chest | Also sold by Fences after Chapter 2 | + 5 Damage | Good for Hunting |
Small Game Arrow | – 1x Arrow – 1x Regular Shotgun Shells – 1x Flight Feather | Received at the start of Chapter 2 | - 20 Damage | Good for Hunting Small animals |
Other Small Animals
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