California Quail
Callipepla californica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
- GenusCallipepla (Crested Quails)
- SpeciesCallipepla californica (California Quail)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a California Quail sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 3197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see California Quail in Olympic National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for California Quail in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.