Subspecies

Callipepla californica brunnescens (Coastal california quail)

Callipepla californica brunnescens. Photo: (c) William Harland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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. Males have a dark brown cap and a black face with a brown back, a grey-blue chest and a light brown…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Galliformes (Landfowl)
        Family: Odontophoridae (New world quails)
        Genus: Callipepla (Crested quails)
        Species: Callipepla californica (California quail)
        Subspecies: Callipepla californica brunnescens (Coastal california quail)

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