California Quail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCanfield's Quail, Californian Quail, Catalina Island Quail, Crested Partridge, Californian valley quail, Catalina Quail, California Partridge, San Lucas Quail, San Quintin Quail, Valley quail
Old latin name for birdTetrao californicus, Lophortyx californicus, Lophortyx californica
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyNew World Quail / Odontophoridae
GenusCallipepla
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionsw Canada to Baja California

California Quail bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, male, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 4.
    Song, © James Bradley
    Canada
  • 5.
    Alarm call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Aggitated call, call, © Ross Gallardy
    United States
  • 7.
    Wing flapping, call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 8.
    Advertisement and aggressive calls, alarm call, call, male, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, song, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 10.
    Alarm call, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see California Quail

California Quail subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Callipepla californica achrusterac, s Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Callipepla californica brunnescenssw Oregon to c California (wc USA)-No
Callipepla californica californicae Oregon (USA) to nw Mexico-No
Callipepla californica canfieldaeec California (wc USA)-No
Callipepla californica catalinensisSanta Catalina I. (USA)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BashkirКалифорния бүҙәнәһе
BasqueGaleper kaliforniar
BelarusianКаліфарнійская курапатка
Bengaliকযাচরমপাচনিয়া ফমটযা
BulgarianКалифорнийски пъдпъдък
CatalanGuatlla de Califòrnia, colí de Califòrnia
Chinese珠颈斑鹑
Chinese (Traditional)珠頸翎鶉
CroatianKalafornijska prepelica, kalifornijska prepelica
CzechKrepel kalifornský, křepel kalifornský
DanishCalifornisk Topvagtel
DutchCalifornische Kuifkwartel
EsperantoKalifornia koturno
Estoniankalifornia tuttvutt
Finnishkaliforniantupsuviiriäinen
FrenchColin de Californie
FrisianTúfkwartel
GalicianColín da California
GermanKalifornische Schopfwachtel, Schopfwachtel
GreekΛoφoρτύκo, Καλιφορνέζικο Ορτύκι
Hebrewשליו קליפורני
Hungariankaliforniai búbosfürj, Kaliforniai copfasfürj
IcelandicSkúfhæna
IrishGearg chaileafóirne
ItalianColino della California, Quaglia della California
Japaneseカンムリウヅラ, カンムリウズラ
KazakhКалифорния шілі, Калифорния бөденесі
LatvianKalifornijas paipala
LithuanianKuoduotoji putpelė, kaliforninė putpelė
MacedonianКалифорниска потполошка
Northern SamiKaliforniadiehppegoaktil
NorwegianKaliforniavaktel, kaliforniavaktel, Kalifornsk toppvaktel
Norwegian NynorskKaliforniavaktel
Polishprzepiór kalifornijski
PortugueseCodorniz da Califórnia, codorniz-da-califórnia
RomanianPrepeliţă de California
RussianКалифорнийская перепёлка, Калифорнийский хохлатый перепел, Калифорнийская куропатка, Калифорнийский перепел
SerbianKalifornijska prepelica
Slovakprepelka korunkatá
Sloveniankalifornijska čopasta prepelica
SpanishColín de California, Codorniz, Codorniz Californiana, Codorniz de California
Swedishkalifornientofsvaktel, kalifornisk tofsvaktel
TatarКалифорния бытбылдыгы
TurkishKaliforniya Kolini, Kaliforniya Bıldırcını
Ukrainianперепелиця каліфорнійська
UzbekКалифорния беданаси
WelshSofliar Califfornia