California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Arthur's Pass National Park

Closest Relatives at Arthur's Pass National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
8 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
11 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
13 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
14 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
16 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Quail in Arthur's Pass National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a California Quail sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Quail in Arthur's Pass National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for California Quail in Arthur's Pass National Park in our monthly data.

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