California Quail
(Callipepla californica) New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Californisk Topvagtel Codorniz Californiana California
90 (1 photos) 2004-12-18 Santa Cruz Island, California (Ca), USA
Subspecies: catalinensis
Adult male.Digiscoped.
1480 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Adult male. Unmistakable. Gambel's Quail male does not have scaly breast and has a darker brown belly patch. It also has a more bright red crown and black front. Mountain Quail among other things has broad white flank streaks and no black in the head, and also should be found at higher elevations - not close to sea level.
1481 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Adult male. Same as 1480. Notice how difficult it is to see the belly patch here from the side.
1482 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Adult male. Same as 1480.
1483 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Males and females. As all quails they are very social and move widely about through the dense undergrowth. Here they are dust bathing.
1484 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Male with group. Same as 1483.
1485 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Adult female. Scaly belly as the male but otherwise more discret colors without black on the head. Is distinguished from female Gambel's Quail by more brownish wing coverts, scaly belly and nape. Scaly Quail, which normally is not found in the area, reminds a lot of female California, but has the complete front and nape scaly. It also has a white top rather than black.
1486 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Females dust bathing.
1487 (1 photos) 2010-11-13 Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: plumbea
Adult female. The first bird to come out of the shrub.