Listen to the California quail
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About the California quail
The California quail is a bird in the family Odontophoridae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the California quail sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family, inhabiting western North America. It is the state bird of California.
Related birds in the genus Callipepla
More from the family Odontophoridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a California quail sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the California quail on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the California quail endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the California quail as “least concern”.
What family does the California quail belong to?
The California quail (Callipepla californica) belongs to the family Odontophoridae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · McClellan Ranch Preserve, Santa Clara, California, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q830385 – CC0
- Wikipedia: California quail – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California – CC BY 2.0