California Quail (Callipepla californica)
About California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Turkey-like birds
- Family: New World Quail
The California quail, also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. These birds have a curving crest, plume or topknot made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females; the flanks are brown with white streaks. Males have a dark brown cap and a black face with a brown back, a grey-blue chest and a light brown belly. Females and immature birds are mainly grey-brown with a light-colored belly.
Their closest relative is Gambel's quail, which has a more southerly distribution and a longer crest at 2.5 in (6.4 cm), a brighter head and lacks the scaly appearance of the California quail. The two species separated about 1–2 million years ago, during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene. It was selected as the state bird of California in 1931.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2000-08-06
Yolla Bolla Wilderness, United States of AmericaSeen in the lower elevations. -
2001-10-01
Henry Coe State Park, United States of America -
2006-06-11
Point Reyes National Seashore, United States of AmericaAround Sky Camp -
2007-01-17
Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, United States of America -
2007-03-11
Big Island - Hakalau Forest NWR, United States of America -
2008-02-24
Cabo Pulmo, MexicoJust outside the house I was staying at. -
2009-11-07
Pinnacles National Monument, United States of America -
2010-04-18
Point Reyes National Seashore, United States of America -
2010-05-08
San Pedro Valley County Park, United States of America -
2011-04-01
Pyramid Lake, United States of America -
2011-05-29
Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road, United States of America -
2012-01-22
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand -
2012-05-20
Pyramid Lake, United States of America -
2013-05-12
Redwood Valley, United States of America -
2013-06-15
Redwood Valley, United States of America -
2013-07-02
Yolla Bolla Wilderness, United States of America -
2013-08-25
Ventana Wilderness, United States of America -
2014-02-22
Panoche Valley, United States of America -
2014-03-08
Pyramid Lake, United States of America -
2014-04-06
Delta Meadows State Park, United States of Americaheard -
2014-06-22
Redwood Valley, United States of America -
2014-07-12
Windy Hill OSP, United States of AmericaHeard -
2014-12-18
Johnston House, United States of America -
2015-01-24
Redwood Valley, United States of America -
2015-04-25
Jenner, United States of America -
2015-04-26
Jenner, United States of America -
2015-07-18
Ano Nuevo State Park, United States of America -
2015-10-24
Armstrong Redwoods State Park, United States of America -
2017-05-14
Cataract Falls, United States of America -
2018-02-03
Burleigh H. Murray State Park, United States of America -
2018-09-16
McNear Brick and Block, United States of America -
2019-06-06
Burleigh H. Murray State Park, United States of America -
2019-06-26
Parque Metropolitano Santiago, Chile -
2019-06-28
Jardin Botanico Vina del Mar, Chile -
2019-06-29
Parque Nacional La Campana, Chile -
2019-06-30
Laguna Conchali, Chile -
2020-05-31
Capay Valley, United States of America -
2020-06-01
Capay Valley, United States of America -
2020-06-07
Laguna de Santa Rosa, United States of America -
2020-07-20
Goose Lake, United States of America -
2020-12-14
Pucon, Chilejust outside of town -
2020-12-19
Talca, Chile -
2020-12-20
Constitucion, Chile -
2020-12-21
Parque Nacional Gomez Carreno, Chile -
2021-02-27
Sanborn County Park, United States of America -
2021-06-11
Bishop, United States of America -
2022-03-26
Shaffer Mountain, United States of America
