Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii

Summary 2

The Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California. The Gambel's quail is named in honor of William Gambel, a 19th-century naturalist and explorer of the Southwestern United States.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Andrej Chudý, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrej_chudy/35640238331/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callipepla_gambelii

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iNat Map

Order Landfowl
Color brown, grey