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Is Your State Bird Moving On?

California species impacted by Global Warming
California Quail California Quail
(Callipepla californica)

State bird of California
Photo © Hugh P. Smith, Jr.
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The California quail is in danger of disappearing from California.

Description
9-11" (23-28 cm). A stocky, mainly gray quail with a curved black head plume. Similar to Gambel's quail, but crown brown, not chestnut; forehead buff, not black; and belly scaled, lacking black patch in center. Female less boldly marked than male.

Voice
A loud distinctive ka-kah-ko or Chi-ca-go, the second note highest.

Habitat
Brushy chaparral foothills and live-oak canyons; also adjacent desert and suburbs.
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Pine Siskin
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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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