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California Quail / Callipepla californica LC
- 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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* 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)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callipepla californica achrustera | c, s Baja California (nw Mexico) | - | No |
| Callipepla californica brunnescens | sw Oregon to c California (wc USA) | - | No |
| Callipepla californica californica | e Oregon (USA) to nw Mexico | - | No |
| Callipepla californica canfieldae | ec California (wc USA) | - | No |
| Callipepla californica catalinensis | Santa Catalina I. (USA) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bashkir | Калифорния бүҙәнәһе |
| Basque | Galeper kaliforniar |
| Belarusian | Каліфарнійская курапатка |
| Bengali | কযাচরমপাচনিয়া ফমটযা |
| Bulgarian | Калифорнийски пъдпъдък |
| Catalan | Guatlla de Califòrnia, colí de Califòrnia |
| Chinese | 珠颈斑鹑 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 珠頸翎鶉 |
| Croatian | Kalafornijska prepelica, kalifornijska prepelica |
| Czech | Krepel kalifornský, křepel kalifornský |
| Danish | Californisk Topvagtel |
| Dutch | Californische Kuifkwartel |
| Esperanto | Kalifornia koturno |
| Estonian | kalifornia tuttvutt |
| Finnish | kaliforniantupsuviiriäinen |
| French | Colin de Californie |
| Frisian | Túfkwartel |
| Galician | Colín da California |
| German | Schopfwachtel, Kalifornische Schopfwachtel |
| Greek | Λoφoρτύκo, Καλιφορνέζικο Ορτύκι |
| Hebrew | שליו קליפורני |
| Hungarian | Kaliforniai copfasfürj, kaliforniai búbosfürj |
| Icelandic | Skúfhæna |
| Irish | Gearg chaileafóirne |
| Italian | Quaglia della California, Colino della California |
| Japanese | カンムリウヅラ, カンムリウズラ |
| Kazakh | Калифорния бөденесі, Калифорния шілі |
| Latvian | Kalifornijas paipala |
| Lithuanian | Kuoduotoji putpelė, kaliforninė putpelė |
| Macedonian | Калифорниска потполошка |
| Northern Sami | Kaliforniadiehppegoaktil |
| Norwegian | kaliforniavaktel, Kalifornsk toppvaktel |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kaliforniavaktel |
| Polish | przepiór kalifornijski |
| Portuguese | Codorniz da Califórnia, codorniz-da-califórnia |
| Romanian | Prepeliţă de California |
| Russian | Калифорнийская перепёлка, Калифорнийский перепел, Калифорнийский Хохлатый Перепел, Калифорнийская куропатка |
| Serbian | Kalifornijska prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelka korunkatá |
| Slovenian | kalifornijska čopasta prepelica |
| Spanish | Codorniz de California, Codorniz Californiana, Codorniz, Colín de California |
| Swedish | Kalifornisk tofsvaktel, kalifornientofsvaktel |
| Tatar | Калифорния бытбылдыгы |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Bıldırcını, Kaliforniya Kolini |
| Ukrainian | перепелиця каліфорнійська |
| Uzbek | Калифорния беданаси |
| Welsh | Sofliar Califfornia |




















