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California Quail
Callipepla californica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambelii
Mountain QuailOreortyx pictus
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
ChukarAlectoris chukar
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Japanese QuailCoturnix japonica
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alberta | 87,462 |
|---|---|
| United States | 38,509 |
| California | 30,292 |
| Hawaii | 4,786 |
| Canada | 4,630 |
| British Columbia | 4,626 |
| Oregon | 2,678 |
| Washington | 1,883 |
| Utah | 1,731 |
| New Zealand | 1,489 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood parasiteListed by a harvested source as laying eggs in other species' nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Landfowl · Galliformes |
| Family | New World Quails · Odontophoridae |
| Genus | Crested Quails · Callipepla |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise California Quail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.