Gambel's quail / Helmwachtel (Callipepla gambelii)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Callipepla (Callipepla); Family American quails (Odontophoridae)
General:Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California. The Gambel's quail is named in honor of William Gambel, a 19th-century naturalist and explorer of the Southwestern United States. [more]

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