Stats

Lifespan

1-7 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Flock

Biome

Temperate shrubland

Range

North America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

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, inhabiting western North America. It is the state bird of California.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A large clutch of eggs sits in a shallow ground scrape, incubated by the hen until the brood hatches together.
2. 2.
   hatchling chick

   A downy chick leaves the nest within hours of hatching and pecks for food alongside the hen.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A juvenile grows its first body feathers, learns to fly short bursts, and stays in the brood until fledged.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Galliformes

Family

Odontophoridae

Genus

Callipepla

Species

Callipepla californica