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Gambel's quail

Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a species in the family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 162 g to 170 g and live up to 7.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Photo: Henry · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the gambel's quail

Weight
162 g – 170 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7.42 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
22 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
12.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.25src 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

Where does the gambel's quail live?

Not recorded

What is the gambel's quail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) 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.

The species is not as widely introduced as the related California quail. It was, however, released on San Clemente Island in 1912 by Charles T. Howland et al., where it is currently still established.

From the Wikipedia article “Gambel's quail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gambel%27s_quail&oldid=1370172630), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the gambel's quail endangered?

The gambel's quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 gambel's quail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyOdontophoridae
  6. genusCallipepla
  7. SpeciesCallipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)

Synonyms Lophortyx gambelii gambelii

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Gambel's partridgeEnglish
  • سمان غمبلArabic
  • colí de GambelCatalan
  • qaxalchl
  • křepel přílbovýCzech
  • křepel čelenkovýCzech
  • Sofliar GambelWelsh
  • ØrkentopvagtelDanish
  • HelmwachtelGerman
  • Helm-WaldwachtelGerman
  • Gambela koturnoEsperanto
  • gambela arbokoturnoEsperanto
  • Colín de GambelSpanish
  • Codorniz chiquiriSpanish
  • Codorniz de GambelSpanish
  • kõrbe-tuttvuttEstonian
  • بلدرچین گمبلPersian
  • aavikkotupsuviiriäinenFinnish
  • Colin de GambelFrench
  • שליו גמבלHebrew
  • pustinjska prepelicaCroatian
  • Gambel-fogasfürjHungarian
  • colino di GambelItalian
  • Quaglia di GambelItalian
  • ズアカカンムリウズラJapanese
  • Gambelio putpelėLithuanian
  • tuksneša paipalaLatvian
  • Díłdánii biniiʼ łizhinígííNavajo
  • HelmkwartelDutch
  • Gambels KuifkwartelDutch
  • svartbukvaktelNorwegian
  • przepiór czubatyPolish
  • colim-de-elmoPortuguese
  • codorniz-de-elmoPortuguese
  • colim-de-poupaPortuguese
  • Шлемоносный перепелRussian
  • Шлемоносный хохлатый перепелRussian
  • prepelka čelenkováSlovak
  • Gambelova prepelicaSerbian
  • ökentofsvaktelSwedish
  • Gambel KoliniTurkish
  • перепелиця жовтогрудаUkrainian
  • 黑腹翎鶉Chinese
  • 黑腹翎鹑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the gambel's quail

Other species in the same genus Callipepla.

LC, Least Concern
Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata)

Scaled quail

Callipepla squamata

Odontophoridae

CompareGambel's quail vs California quailGambel's quail vs Elegant quailGambel's quail vs Scaled quail

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the gambel's quail?

An adult gambel's quail weighs 162 g – 170 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the gambel's quail endangered?

The gambel's quail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the gambel's quail live?

The gambel's quail has a recorded lifespan of 7.4 years.

What kind of animal is the gambel's quail?

The gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) belongs to the family Odontophoridae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{gambels_quail_2026,
  title = {Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gambels-quail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}