New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) - HBW 2, p. 424
French: Colin de Gambel
German: Helmwachtel
Spanish: Colín de Gambel
Other common names: Desert Quail
Taxonomy: Lophortyx Gambelii Gambel, 1843, west of California = south Nevada, USA.
Often placed in Lophortyx. Sometimes considered conspecific with C. californica, with which forms superspecies. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gambelii (Gambel, 1843) - S Utah and Nevada, W USA, S to Baja California, NW Mexico.
- sana (Mearns, 1914) - W Colorado, WC USA.
- ignoscens (Friedmann, 1943) - S New Mexico and extreme W Texas, SC USA.
- gambelii (Gambel, 1843) - S Utah and Nevada, W USA, S to Baja California, NW Mexico.
- sana (Mearns, 1914) - W Colorado, WC USA.
- ignoscens (Friedmann, 1943) - S New Mexico and extreme W Texas, SC USA.
- pembertoni (van Rossem, 1932) - Tiburon I, in Gulf of California, NW Mexico.
- fulvipectus Nelson, 1899 - NC to SW Sonora, NW Mexico; possibly also SE Arizona and SW New Mexico, SW USA.
- stephensi (Phillips, 1959) - S Sonora, NW Mexico.
- friedmanni (Moore, 1947) - coastal and NW Sinaloa, NW Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair foraging together Locality Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp gambelii)
Curt Kessler 31 July 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a shrub. Locality Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA (United States)
Paul Clarke 12 April 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A pair with four chicks feeding Locality Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp gambelii)
Curt Kessler 31 July 2007 3 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A male on a dead trunk Locality Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp gambelii)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2004 4 years ago 16 sec 3.7 -
A male and a female with four young birds picking seeds Locality Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp gambelii)
Curt Kessler 31 July 2007 3 years ago 40 sec 3.5 -
A close-up of a male and a female Locality Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp gambelii)
Curt Kessler 31 July 2007 3 years ago 17 sec 3.5
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Gambel's Quail
Locality Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 22 November 2011 9 weeks ago 4.5 -
Female Gambel's quail with three week old chick
Locality Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
georgeanast 3 May 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Male bird perched on rock
Locality Thunderbird Conservation Park, Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 27 April 2011 33 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male.
Locality Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
manakin 21 January 2011 34 weeks ago 4.2 -
Young Gambel's Quail
Locality Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
georgeanast 4 May 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Young quail, probably a bit over four weeks old.
Locality Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
georgeanast 4 May 2009 2 years ago 4
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