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California Quail - Callipepla californica
Subject: California Quail - Callipepla californica
Poster: Allen Norby (ajnorby@juno.com)
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Resolution: 800x649 File Size: 149371 Bytes Date: 2009:03:21 10:01:09 Camera: Canon EOS 40D (Canon) F number: f/9.0 Exposure: 1/400 sec Focal Length: 380/1 Upload Date: 2009:03:23 02:25:28

California Quail - Callipepla californica


Photo taken 3/21/2009 near Albany, Oregon.

Canon 40D, av 9, tv 1/400, iso 500, 380mm

The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. These birds have a curving crest or plume, made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females; the flanks are brown with white streaks.

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Scientific Name: Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)
Common Names: California Quail, California Valley Quail, Valley Quail
French: Colin de Californie; German: Schopfwachtel; Spanish: Colín de California, Codorniz californiana
Taxonomy: Tetrao californicus Shaw, 1798, Monterey, California, USA.
Synonyms:
Lophortyx californica (Shaw, 1798)
Lophortyx californicus

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