Species profile
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Quick answer
Woodland and forest habitats and other wooded land (G level 1)
- Scientific name
- Callipepla californica
- Family
- Odontophoridae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Callipepla
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording California Quail in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Odontophoridae
- Banded Quail (Philortyx fasciatus)
- Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus)
- Black-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus)
- Black-eared Wood-quail (Odontophorus melanotis)
- Black-fronted Wood-quail (Odontophorus atrifrons)
- Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys)
- Chestnut Wood-quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus)
- Colinus eatoni (Colinus eatoni)