California Quail
Callipepla californica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
- GenusCallipepla (Crested Quails)
- SpeciesCallipepla californica (California Quail)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a California Quail in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 21% of visitor-days record a California Quail sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see California Quail in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for California Quail in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.