California Quail
Callipepla californica(Shaw, G, 1798)
English (US) California Quail
The California Quail (Callipepla californica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Callipepla californica
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- California Quail
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1798)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Callipepla californica brunnescens
- Callipepla californica canfieldae
- Callipepla californica californica
- Callipepla californica catalinensis
- Callipepla californica achrustera
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao californicus
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1798)
- Type locality
- California = Monterey.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 9, no.12 pl.345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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