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.

See all 7 subspecies

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.