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California Quail (Callipepla californica)    New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Californisk Topvagtel    Codorniz Californiana California
California Quail 90    (1 photos)
2004-12-18   Santa Cruz Island, California (Ca), USA

Subspecies: catalinensis
Adult male.Digiscoped.


California Quail 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.


California Quail 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.


California Quail 1482    (1 photos)
2010-11-13   Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: plumbea
Adult male. Same as 1480.


California Quail 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.


California Quail 1484    (1 photos)
2010-11-13   Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: plumbea
Male with group. Same as 1483.


California Quail 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.


California Quail 1486    (1 photos)
2010-11-13   Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: plumbea
Females dust bathing.


California Quail 1487    (1 photos)
2010-11-13   Ensenada, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: plumbea
Adult female. The first bird to come out of the shrub.


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