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California Quail

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The California quail, also known as the California valley quail or valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family, native to western North America, where it serves as the state bird of California.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Callipepla californica 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galliformes, Taxa
Source California Quail (Wikidata)

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Callipepla californica
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Arab Emirates, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. California Quail (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q830385 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Galliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
4. Wikipedia: California Quail
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Callipepla californica
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
Quote, In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
chaparral chaparral
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