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  • Synonyms Canfield'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 bird Lophortyx californicus, Tetrao californicus, Lophortyx californica

California Quailbird sounds *

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

Related species

Where to see California Quail

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America
  • Breeding subregion sw Canada to Baja California

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
GermanSchopfwachtel, Kalifornische Schopfwachtel
GreekΛoφoρτύκo, Καλιφορνέζικο Ορτύκι
Hebrewשליו קליפורני
HungarianKaliforniai copfasfürj, kaliforniai búbosfürj
IcelandicSkúfhæna
IrishGearg chaileafóirne
ItalianQuaglia della California, Colino della California
Japaneseカンムリウヅラ, カンムリウズラ
KazakhКалифорния бөденесі, Калифорния шілі
LatvianKalifornijas paipala
LithuanianKuoduotoji putpelė, kaliforninė putpelė
MacedonianКалифорниска потполошка
Northern SamiKaliforniadiehppegoaktil
Norwegiankaliforniavaktel, Kalifornsk toppvaktel
Norwegian NynorskKaliforniavaktel
Polishprzepiór kalifornijski
PortugueseCodorniz da Califórnia, codorniz-da-califórnia
RomanianPrepeliţă de California
RussianКалифорнийская перепёлка, Калифорнийский перепел, Калифорнийский Хохлатый Перепел, Калифорнийская куропатка
SerbianKalifornijska prepelica
Slovakprepelka korunkatá
Sloveniankalifornijska čopasta prepelica
SpanishCodorniz de California, Codorniz Californiana, Codorniz, Colín de California
SwedishKalifornisk tofsvaktel, kalifornientofsvaktel
TatarКалифорния бытбылдыгы
TurkishKaliforniya Bıldırcını, Kaliforniya Kolini
Ukrainianперепелиця каліфорнійська
UzbekКалифорния беданаси
WelshSofliar Califfornia