Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
Jennifer M. Gee, David E. Brown, Julie C. Hagelin, Mark Taylor, and Jill Galloway
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 28, 2013
Text last updated June 28, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colí de Gambel |
| Croatian | pustinjska prepelica |
| Czech | křepel čelenkový |
| Dutch | Gambelkuifkwartel |
| English | Gambel's Quail |
| English (United States) | Gambel's Quail |
| Finnish | aavikkotupsuviiriäinen |
| French | Colin de Gambel |
| French (France) | Colin de Gambel |
| German | Helmwachtel |
| Icelandic | Kólfhæna |
| Japanese | ズアカカンムリウズラ |
| Norwegian | svartbukvaktel |
| Polish | przepiór czubaty |
| Russian | Шлемоносный перепел |
| Serbian | Gambelova prepelica |
| Slovak | prepelka čelenková |
| Spanish | Colín de Gambel |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Codorniz de Gambel |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colín de Gambel |
| Swedish | ökentofsvaktel |
| Turkish | Gambel Kolini |
| Ukrainian | Перепелиця жовтогруда |
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843)
PROTONYM:
Lophortyx Gambelii
Gambel, 1843. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1, p.260.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Some distance west [i.e. east] of California' = southern Nevada, fide A. 0. U. committee 1910.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALLIPEPLA
- gambeli / gambelii / gambelli / gambellii
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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Figure 1. Distribution of Gambel's Quail in North America.
This species has been introduced to parts of its current range. Current range may change as introduced populations expand or contract. Introduced populations also occur in Hawaiian Is. See text for details.
