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California Quail (Callipepla californica)
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Male California Quail

General Description: California Quail (Callipepla californica) are plump ground birds. The sexes look different, although both are gray overall with brown sides that are streaked with white, and both have a short black plume feather on the forehead that bends forward. Males have a black face outlined in white and a red cap. Females have a gray head and face. California Quail lack the black belly patch seen in Gambel's Quail, which occur in more desert environments.

Taxonomy: Galliformes, Odontophoridae

Favored Habitat: Shrubby area near water.

California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Female California Quail

Where to Find: Don't look for California Quail around Las Vegas. Rather, look for them on trips to California where they can be quite common in non-desert areas. Also look for them in northern Nevada and northward through Oregon, western Idaho, Washington, and southern-most British Columbia.

Comments:

California Quail (Callipepla californica) California Quail female: somehow it just feels like she is giving me the finger.
California Quail (Callipepla californica) If you were a tasty bug or a little seed, this might be the last face you ever see!
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail male
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail males
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail male
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail male
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail female
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail female
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail female
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail female
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail male and female
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail male and female
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Covey of foraging California Quail
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Covey of foraging California Quail
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail female and chicks
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Fledgling with stripes
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
California Quail male in Western Joshua Tree
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Covey of California Quail foraging in cut grass

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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