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California Quail

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Mass160 g
Scientific nameCallipepla californica
Order Galliformes
Family Odontophoridae
Phylum Chordata
Did you knowThe California valley quail (Lophortyx californica) is the official bird and avifaunal emblem of the State.
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ID1427145
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About California Quail


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. 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.

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