California quail
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The California quail is a small, plump New World quail known for its distinctive forward-curving head plume and sociable covey behavior in shrubland and chaparral habitats.
Aliases (6)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New World quail
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bird species → game bird → |
| assessedBy |
IUCN
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| authority |
(Shaw, 1798)
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| averageLength |
approximately 25 centimeters
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| averageWeight |
approximately 150 grams
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| bodyShape |
small and plump
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| class |
Aves
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| clutchSize |
large clutches
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| commonName |
California quail
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California valley quail → valley quail → |
| conservationStatus |
Least Concern
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| diet |
insects
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leaves → seeds → |
| family |
Odontophoridae
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| femalePlumage |
browner and duller than male
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| genus |
Callipepla
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| habitat |
brushy foothills
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chaparral → open woodland → shrubland → |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
forward-curving head plume
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scaled belly pattern → |
| introducedTo |
Argentina
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Chile → Hawaii → New Zealand → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
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| malePlumage |
black face with white border
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brown cap → |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
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California → Idaho → Nevada → Oregon → Washington → western North America → |
| nestType |
ground nest
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| order |
Galliformes
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| reproduction |
precocial young
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| scientificName |
Callipepla californica
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| sexualDimorphism |
present
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| socialBehavior |
forms coveys
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highly gregarious → |
| stateBirdOf |
California
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| taxonRank |
species
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| vocalization |
loud chi-ca-go call
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
California quail
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California quail ("California valley quail") → Callipepla californica → Callipepla californica ("California valley quail") → Callipepla douglasii ("Douglas quail") → Callipepla douglasii ("Douglas's quail") → |
commonName |
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San Bernardino Mountains foothills
("California quail (Callipepla californica)")
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fauna |
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California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion
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faunaIncludes |
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California
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hasOfficialStateBird |
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Odontophoridae
("Colinus virginianus")
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hasRepresentativeSpecies |
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California quail
("Callipepla californica")
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scientificName |