California Quail Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of

The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented <em>Chi-ca-go</em> call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest. Often seen scratching at the ground in large groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover if scared, so approach them gently.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology - California Quail are common in their native range of far western Mexico, California, and the northwestern U.S., but they're unobtrusive. Their stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a

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