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California Quail
Sign in to saveAlso known as Callipepla californica, California valley quail, valley quail, Californian quail, Lophortyx californica
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Callipepla
- Image
- California Quail (m) (27997799648).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Callipepla californica
- Commons category
- Callipepla californica
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- Callipepla californica
- taxon common name
- kalifornijska prepelica
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family, inhabiting western North America. It is the state bird of California.
Taxonomy
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