Crested Quails (genus)
Callipepla
Overview
Callipepla is a genus of birds (class Aves) in the familiy of New World Quails (Odontophoridae). Callipepla is from Greek meaning 'beautifully adorned'.
Range
Found in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States to Central Mexico.
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Galliformes
- Family: Odontophoridae
- Genus: Callipepla
- Family: Odontophoridae
- Order: Galliformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Callipepla
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Elegant Quail
Callipepla douglasii
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
Genera in the Family of Odontophoridae
Bobwhites (genus)
Colinus
Crested Quails (genus)
Callipepla
Montezuma Quails (genus)
Cyrtonyx
Mountain Quails (genus)
Oreortyx
New World Quail (genus)
Dendrortyx
New World Quail (genus)
Rhynchortyx
New World Quail (genus)
Odontophorus
New World Quail (genus)
Ptilopachus
New World Quail (genus)
Dactylortyx
New World Quail (genus)
Philortyx
External Links
Callipepla
– Wikipedia
