Callipepla
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| Callipepla | |
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| Callipepla californica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Callipepla Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Callipepla strenua[1] Wagler, 1832 | |
| Species | |
Callipepla californica | |
| Synonyms | |
Lophortyx Bonaparte, 1838[2] | |
Callipepla is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae.[2] They are sometimes referred to as crested quails.
Species
[edit]| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| California quail | Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798) Seven subspecies
| Southwestern United States to the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Canada | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Elegant quail | Callipepla douglasii (Vigors, 1829) | Sonora and southwestern Chihuahua to northern Jalisco, Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Gambel's quail | Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843) Two subspecies
| Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Scaled quail[2] | Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830) Four subspecies
| South-central Arizona, northern New Mexico, east-central Colorado, and southwestern Kansas south through western Oklahoma and western and central Texas into Mexico to northeastern Jalisco, Guanajuato, Queretaru, Hidalgo, and western Tamaulipas | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
[edit]- ^ "Odontophoridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Callipepla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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| Callipepla | |
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| Callipepla californica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Callipepla Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Callipepla strenua[1] Wagler, 1832 | |
| Species | |
Callipepla californica | |
| Synonyms | |
Lophortyx Bonaparte, 1838[2] | |
Callipepla is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae.[2] They are sometimes referred to as crested quails.
Species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California quail | Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798) Seven subspecies
| Southwestern United States to the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Canada | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Elegant quail | Callipepla douglasii (Vigors, 1829) | Sonora and southwestern Chihuahua to northern Jalisco, Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Gambel's quail | Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843) Two subspecies
| Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Scaled quail[2] | Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830) Four subspecies
| South-central Arizona, northern New Mexico, east-central Colorado, and southwestern Kansas south through western Oklahoma and western and central Texas into Mexico to northeastern Jalisco, Guanajuato, Queretaru, Hidalgo, and western Tamaulipas | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ "Odontophoridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Callipepla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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