California quail
Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)
The california quail (Callipepla californica) is a species in the family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 165.7 g to 185 g and live up to 6.99 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the california quail
- Weight
- 165.7 g – 185 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 6.99 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 9.6 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 22.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 14src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 9 months – 10.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the california quail live?
Not recorded
What is the california quail?
The California quail (Callipepla californica) is formally known as (Lophortyx californicus californicus) and also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail. It is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family and inhabits much of western North America. The California quail was established as the state bird of California in 1931.
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Is the california quail endangered?
The california quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the california quail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyOdontophoridae
- genusCallipepla
- SpeciesCallipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)
Synonyms Leucteroptis californicus, Lophortyx californica, Lophortyx californica californica
Other names and names in other languages (61)
- California Valley quailEnglish
- Californian partridgeEnglish
- Californian quailEnglish
- McPherson quailEnglish
- Valley quailEnglish
- سمان كاليفورنياArabic
- Калифорнийски пъдпъдъкBulgarian
- colí de CalifòrniaCatalan
- křepel kalifornskýCzech
- Sofliar CalifforniaWelsh
- Californisk TopvagtelDanish
- SchopfwachtelGerman
- Schopf-WaldwachtelGerman
- Καλιφορνέζικο ΟρτύκιGreek
- Kalifornia koturnoEsperanto
- kalifornia arbokoturnoEsperanto
- Colín de CaliforniaSpanish
- CodornizSpanish
- Codorniz californianaSpanish
- Codorniz de CaliforniaSpanish
- kalifornia tuttvuttEstonian
- Kaliforniar galeperBasque
- بلدرچین کالیفرنیاPersian
- kaliforniantupsuviiriäinenFinnish
- Colin de CalifornieFrench
- Gearg chaileafóirneIrish
- שליו קליפורניHebrew
- Bóbitás fürjHungarian
- kaliforniai búbosfürjHungarian
- SkúfhænaIcelandic
- Colino della CaliforniaItalian
- Quaglia della CaliforniaItalian
- カンムリウズラJapanese
- 관메추라기Korean
- kaliforninė putpelėLithuanian
- Kalifornijas paipalaLatvian
- KoeraMāori
- Kuera karipōniaMāori
- Ahééháshį́į́hdę́ę́ʼ díłdániiNavajo
- Californische KuifkwartelDutch
- kaliforniavaktelNorwegian
- przepiór kalifornijskiPolish
- Codorniz da CalifórniaPortuguese
- codorniz-da-califórniaPortuguese
- Quacra da tschofRomansh
- Калифорнийский перепелRussian
- Калифорнийская куропаткаRussian
- Калифорнийский хохлатый перепелRussian
- KaliforniadiehppegoaktilNorthern Sami
- prepelka korunkatáSlovak
- kalifornijska čopasta prepelicaSlovenian
- Kalifornijska prepelicaSerbian
- kalifornientofsvaktelSwedish
- Kalifornisk tofsvaktelSwedish
- Kaliforniya KoliniTurkish
- Kaliforniyalı KoliniTurkish
- перепелиця каліфорнійськаUkrainian
- Cút CaliforniaVietnamese
- 珠頸翎鶉Chinese
- 加利福尼亞鶉Chinese
- 珠颈斑鹑Chinese
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Relatives of the california quail
Other species in the same genus Callipepla.
Elegant quail
Callipepla douglasii
Scaled quail
Callipepla squamata
Gambel's quail
Callipepla gambelii
CompareCalifornia quail vs Elegant quailCalifornia quail vs Scaled quailCalifornia quail vs Gambel's quail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the california quail?
An adult california quail weighs 165.7 g – 185 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the california quail endangered?
The california quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the california quail live?
The california quail has a recorded lifespan of 6.99 years.
What kind of animal is the california quail?
The california quail (Callipepla californica) belongs to the family Odontophoridae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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