Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)

Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)

About Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Turkey-like birds
Family: New World Quail

Gambel's quail is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California. Gambel's quail is named in honor of William Gambel, a 19th-century naturalist and explorer of the Southwestern United States.

Source: Wikipedia