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Scientific Name
Callipepla californica
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)
Park
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
California quail
Park Synonyms
Lophortyx vallicola californicus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyOdontophoridae
GenusCallipepla
SpeciesCallipepla californica
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; Yosemite Wildlife Observations database (YOSEWildObs.mdb); Siegel, R.B. and D.F. DeSante. Avian Inventory of Yosemite National Park (1998-2000). Revised Draft Final Report. The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, California; DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2005. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Yosemite National Park. Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California, 153 pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common at elevations below 4,000 feet, although is seen in Yosemite Valley. Common in chapparral of El Portal.; Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; DeSante, D.F., Pyle, P. and D.R. Kaschube, 2005. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in Yosemite National Park. Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California. 153 pp.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
29
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Steve Thompson
Created Date
8/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lchow@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/22/2015 3:43:05 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Gaines, D., 1992. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Artemisia Press, Lee Vining, California. 352 pp.; YOSEWildlifeObs.mdb; YOSEMAPS2004.mdb
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