California Quail Callipepla californica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (8)
Jennifer D. Calkins, Jennifer M. Gee, Julie C. Hagelin, and Dale F. Lott
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 25, 2014
Text last updated April 25, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Basque | Galeper kaliforniarra |
| Catalan | colí de Califòrnia |
| Croatian | kalafornijska prepelica |
| Czech | křepel kalifornský |
| Danish | Californisk Topvagtel |
| Dutch | Californische Kuifkwartel |
| English | California Quail |
| English (United States) | California Quail |
| Finnish | kaliforniantupsuviiriäinen |
| French | Colin de Californie |
| French (France) | Colin de Californie |
| German | Schopfwachtel |
| Greek | Καλιφορνέζικο Ορτύκι |
| Hebrew | שליו קליפורני |
| Icelandic | Skúfhæna |
| Italian | Colino della California |
| Japanese | カンムリウズラ |
| Lithuanian | Kaliforninė putpelė |
| Norwegian | kaliforniavaktel |
| Polish | przepiór kalifornijski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Codorniz-da-califórnia |
| Romanian | Prepeliță californiană |
| Russian | Калифорнийский перепел |
| Serbian | Kalifornijska prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelka korunkatá |
| Slovenian | Kalifornijska čopasta prepelica |
| Spanish | Colín de California |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Codorniz de California |
| Spanish (Chile) | Codorniz |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Codorniz Californiana |
| Spanish (Peru) | Codorniz de California |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colín de California |
| Swedish | kalifornisk tofsvaktel |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Kolini |
| Ukrainian | Перепелиця каліфорнійська |
Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao californicus
Shaw, 1798. The naturalist's miscellany 9, pl.345.
TYPE LOCALITY:
California = Monterey.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALLIPEPLA
- californiana / californianus / californica
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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- Migration
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Figure 1. Distribution of the California Quail in North America.
This species has been successfully introduced to the Hawaiian Is., New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Corsica, Argentina, and Chile. See text for details.
