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California Quail
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Chaparral, suburbs.
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Topknot; covey calls.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The California Quail sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the new world quail family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Gambel's QuailCommon · Sonoran desert
- Scaled QuailRare · Brushy open country
- Black-capped ChickadeeCommon · Woodland
- Blue JayCommon · Oak woodland
- California Scrub-JayCommon · Oak scrub
- Common GrackleCommon · Fields
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