. "Least Concern"@en . "California Valley Quail and Valley Quail"@en . . . "Callipepla californica"@en . "California Quail"@en . . . "Male"@en . . . . . . . . . "California Quail"@en . . . "The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or valley quail, is a species of small New World quail in the Odontophoridae 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. Males have a dark brown cap and a black face with a brown back, a grey-blue chest and a light brown belly. Females and immature birds are mainly grey-brown with a light-colored belly. Their closest relative is Gambel's quail which has a more southerly distribution and, a longer crest at 2.5 in (6.4 cm), a brighter head and a scalier appearance. The two species separated about 1\u20132 million years ago, during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene. It is the state bird of California."@en . . . . . . . . . "southwestern United States but they have been introduced into other areas including British Columbia, Hawaii, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, South Africa, New Zealand, and to Norfolk Island and King Island in Australia."@en . . "LC"@en . "The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or valley quail, is a species of small New World quail in the Odontophoridae 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. Males have a dark brown cap and a black face with a brown back, a grey-blue chest and a light brown belly. Females and immature birds are mainly grey-brown with a light-colored belly. Their closest relative is Gambel's quail which has a more southerly distribution and, a longer crest at 2.5 in (6.4 cm), a brighter head and a scalier appearance. The two species separated about 1\u20132 million years ago, during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene. It is the sta"@en . . . . "260"^^ . . . . . . . . .